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Coventry City face a trip to Cardiff City at Ninian Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 18 games played, Sky Blues have recorded 4 wins, and Cardiff City have come away with 8 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in November 2005, when they played out a goalless draw in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sun 30 Apr | Coventry City | 3 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 06 Nov | Cardiff City | 0 - 0 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 12 Mar | Coventry City | 1 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 10 Aug | Cardiff City | 2 - 1 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 02 Mar | Cardiff City | 0 - 1 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 18 Oct | Coventry City | 1 - 3 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 15 Jan | Coventry City | 3 - 0 | Cardiff City | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Cardiff City's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Bluebirds have scored 4, a worringly large 8 have been leaked at the other end.
Coventry City's away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. While the Sky Blues have hit 7 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Cardiff City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 4 points from their 2 games so far. Coventry City see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 3 points from their 2 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
| Coventry City | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Sky Blues has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Cardiff City. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cardiff City | Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. |
| Coventry City | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |