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Blackpool 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 31 games played, Seasiders have recorded 9 wins, and Cardiff City have come away with 10 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2008, with Cardiff City running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 15 Aug | Blackpool | 1 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Cardiff City are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 5.
Blackpool have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Seasiders's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 8 against.
Cardiff City are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 37 points from 23 games. Blackpool lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 34 from their 22 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 |
| Blackpool | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
An indifferent set of results for Blackpool on the road, and I believe this game is only going to yield a solitary point for the Seasiders. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cardiff City | 4 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Blackpool | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |