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Sheff. Wed. face a trip to 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 15 and win only 6 of the 27 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2007, with Sheff. Wed. inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Bluebirds in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 07 Apr | Cardiff City | 1 - 2 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 25 Nov | Sheff. Wed. | 0 - 0 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 04 Mar | Cardiff City | 1 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 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 |
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 8 goals have been scored by the Bluebirds in those games, with 4 conceded.
In complete contrast to Cardiff City, Sheff. Wed. are having a torrid time on their travels, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.
Cardiff City's 36 points from 26 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Sheff. Wed. are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 28 from their 25 matches played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 13 |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Owls are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Cardiff City. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cardiff City | Won 3 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Sheff. Wed. | Not won in previous 7 away matches. |