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Southampton face a trip to Cardiff City at Ninian Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Saints will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 11 and win only 4 of the 19 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2006, the Bluebirds carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sun 21 Oct | Southampton | 1 - 0 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Cardiff City are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Bluebirds in those games, with 5 conceded.
The away form of Southampton is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Saints have hit 7 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Cardiff City see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 52 points from their 38 games played so far, Southampton are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 46 from their 40 matches played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| Southampton | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 7 |
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 | 13 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Southampton | Not won in previous 11 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |