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Southampton travel to take on Cardiff City at Ninian Park at lunchtime on Saturday, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Saints will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 9 and win only 4 of the 17 games.
The last time the two teams met at Cardiff City was more than a decade ago, in September 1995, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 3 winners in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 1977/1978 | Mon 26 Dec | Southampton | 3 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 1976/1977 | Mon 11 Apr | Southampton | 3 - 2 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 1976/1977 | Wed 10 Nov | Cardiff City | 1 - 0 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 1974/1975 | Tue 22 Apr | Southampton | 2 - 0 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Cardiff City have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. Only 3 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 in the wrong end.
Southampton's away form is none too clever either, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the Saints have hit 4 goals, 7 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Cardiff City's 35 points from 26 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Southampton see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola Championship, showing a record of 31 points from their 25 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| Southampton | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Bluebirds, as the Saints have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cardiff City | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Southampton | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |