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Cardiff City prepare to entertain Preston North End at Ninian Park on Tuesday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 37 games played, Bluebirds have recorded 17 wins, and Preston N.E. have come away with 11 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ninian Park was less than a year ago, in November 2004, with Preston N.E. inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Bluebirds in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 16 Apr | Preston N.E. | 3 - 0 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Fri 19 Nov | Cardiff City | 0-1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 24 Apr | Preston N.E. | 2 - 2 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 09 Dec | Cardiff City | 2 - 2 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 08 Apr | Preston N.E. | 0 - 0 | Cardiff City | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Mon 03 Jan | Cardiff City | 0 - 4 | Preston N.E. | LGE1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 23 Mar | Cardiff City | 0 - 1 | Preston N.E. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Cardiff City have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The North End have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The North End's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 8 against.
Cardiff City's 18 points from 12 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Preston N.E. find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 15 points from their 13 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Bluebirds's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Preston N.E.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cardiff City | 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Preston N.E. | Not won in previous 2 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 6 most recent games. |