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History of the Blackpool v Cardiff City fixture

Blackpool prepare to entertain Cardiff City at Bloomfield Road on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 22 wins out of 31 previous matches.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Bloomfield Road was less than a year ago, in October 2008, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Championship match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2008/2009	Tue 28 Oct	Cardiff City	2 - 0	Blackpool	CHMP
2008/2009	Sat 04 Oct	Blackpool	1-1	Cardiff City	CHMP
2007/2008	Sat 12 Apr	Cardiff City	3 - 1	Blackpool	CHMP
2007/2008	Tue 11 Dec	Blackpool	0 - 1	Cardiff City	CHMP
2002/2003	Tue 18 Mar	Cardiff City	2 - 1	Blackpool	LGE1
2002/2003	Sat 19 Oct	Blackpool	1 - 0	Cardiff City	LGE1
2001/2002	Sat 09 Mar	Cardiff City	2 - 2	Blackpool	LGE1

Recent respective form guides

Blackpool have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Cardiff City's away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Bluebirds have hit 5 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Blackpool's 1 points from 1 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Cardiff City are leading the way in the Coca-Cola Championship, with their 1 games giving them a return of 3 points.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Blackpool	6	2	4	0	9	7	10
Cardiff City	6	2	1	3	9	13	7

Sequence statistics:
Blackpool	Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Unbeaten run of 7 matches.
Cardiff City	Not won in previous 3 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago.