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Cardiff City face a trip to Southampton at St. Marys on Sunday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 20 games played, Bluebirds have recorded 3 wins, and Southampton have come away with 10 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2007, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Tue 13 Mar | Southampton | 2 - 2 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 17 Oct | Cardiff City | 1 - 0 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 01 Apr | Southampton | 3 - 2 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 31 Dec | Cardiff City | 2 - 1 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Wed 04 Oct | Southampton | 2 - 1 | Cardiff City | LGEC |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 19 Sep | Cardiff City | 0 - 3 | Southampton | LGEC |
| 1977/1978 | Wed 29 Mar | Cardiff City | 1 - 0 | Southampton | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Southampton have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, While Saints have scored 11, a worringly large 14 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Cardiff City however, is much more impressive, unbeaten in their last six, consisting of three wins and three draws. The games have constituted a decent return of 14 goals for the Bluebirds, and 6 goals against.
Southampton see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 13 points from their 10 games played so far, Cardiff City see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 13 points from their 10 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southampton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 7 |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Bluebirds's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Southampton, believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southampton | Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Cardiff City | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. 6 games since last defeat. |