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Cardiff City prepare to entertain Sheffield United at Ninian Park on Sunday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 32 games played, Bluebirds have recorded 15 wins, and Sheff. Utd. have come away with 7 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ninian Park was just last season, in December 2007, the Bluebirds carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 30 Aug | Sheff. Utd. | 0 - 0 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Dec | Cardiff City | 1-0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 02 Oct | Sheff. Utd. | 3 - 3 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Fri 14 Apr | Cardiff City | 0 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 29 Oct | Sheff. Utd. | 0 - 0 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 05 Mar | Cardiff City | 1 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 18 Dec | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Cardiff City are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, The Bluebirds have scored 10 and conceded 2 during this period.
Sheff. Utd. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The The Blades's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.
Cardiff City's total of 63 points from their 37 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Sheff. Utd. are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 63 points from 38 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 10 |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Cardiff City are starting to turn Ninian Park into a fortress, but the quality of opposition for this game makes your FootyMad panel believe the teams will share the spoils on this occasion. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cardiff City | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 games since last defeat. |