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Southampton face a trip to Cardiff City at Ninian Park on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Saints will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 10 and win only 4 of the 18 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2005, the Bluebirds carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Cardiff City have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Bluebirds, with 4 goals against.
The Saints have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 14 goals for the Saints, and 5 goals against.
Cardiff City are leading the way in the Coca-Cola Championship, with their 11 games giving them a return of 26 points. Southampton's 16 points from 11 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 13 |
| Southampton | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the Bluebirds. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cardiff City | Won 3 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Won their latest 4 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Southampton | 6 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |