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Sheff. Wed. travel to take on Cardiff City at Ninian Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Owls will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 14 and win only 5 of the 25 games.
The last time the two teams met at Cardiff City was amazingly over twenty years ago, in May 1984, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a Second Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Wed 09 Nov | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 3 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 12 May | Cardiff City | 0 - 2 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 17 Dec | Sheff. Wed. | 5 - 2 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 1981/1982 | Sat 27 Feb | Cardiff City | 0 - 2 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 1981/1982 | Sat 10 Oct | Sheff. Wed. | 2 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 1980/1981 | Wed 04 Mar | Cardiff City | 0 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 1980/1981 | Sat 11 Oct | Sheff. Wed. | 2 - 0 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Cardiff City have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Bluebirds in those games, with 4 conceded.
Sheff. Wed. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the The Owls have hit 4 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Cardiff City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca Cola Championship, picking up 52 points from their 36 games so far. Sheff. Wed. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 34 points from 36 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sheff. Wed. have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Cardiff City may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cardiff City | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. |
| Sheff. Wed. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |