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Cardiff City face a trip to Sheffield United at Bramall Lane on Saturday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Bluebirds will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2003, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 5 - 3 thriller, in a League Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Mar | Cardiff City | 2 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 03 Jan | Cardiff City | 0 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | FAC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Sep | Sheff. Utd. | 5 - 3 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 1998/1999 | Wed 27 Jan | Sheff. Utd. | 4 - 1 | Cardiff City | FAC |
| 1988/1989 | Tue 11 Apr | Sheff. Utd. | 0 - 1 | Cardiff City | LGE1 |
| 1988/1989 | Sat 11 Feb | Cardiff City | 0 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | LGE1 |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 22 Dec | Cardiff City | 1 - 3 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield United remain unbeaten in their last six home games, though five of those have been draws. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 6.
The away form of Cardiff City is pretty dire, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. The Bluebirds's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.
Sheff. Utd.'s total of 36 points from their 23 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Cardiff City are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 22 points from 23 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 10 |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Bluebirds are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Sheff. Utd.. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Utd. | Drawn last 4 games at home. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Unbeaten run of 6 matches. |
| Cardiff City | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 7 away matches. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |