FootyMAD's Cardiff City match preview
This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Cardiff City and Leeds United at 15:00 on Saturday 17th February 2007 in the Championship.
History of the Cardiff City v Leeds United fixture
Leeds Utd. face a trip to Cardiff City at Ninian Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Whites will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 12 and win only 3 of the 20 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2005, the Bluebirds carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Championship match.
Recent encounters between the teams:
2006/2007 Sat 19 Aug Leeds Utd. 0 - 1 Cardiff City CHMP
2005/2006 Sat 10 Dec Leeds Utd. 0 - 1 Cardiff City CHMP
2005/2006 Tue 09 Aug Cardiff City 2 - 1 Leeds Utd. CHMP
2004/2005 Sat 15 Jan Leeds Utd. 1 - 1 Cardiff City CHMP
2004/2005 Sat 02 Oct Cardiff City 0 - 0 Leeds Utd. CHMP
2001/2002 Sun 06 Jan Cardiff City 2 - 1 Leeds Utd. FAC
1984/1985 Sat 29 Dec Leeds Utd. 1 - 1 Cardiff City CHMP
Recent respective form guides
Cardiff City have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 5.
The away form of Leeds Utd. is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Whites have hit 5 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Cardiff City's total of 53 points from their 32 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Leeds Utd. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 31 games have yielded only 30 points.
Current form guides: P W D L F A P
Cardiff City 6 3 1 2 9 10 10
Leeds Utd. 6 3 0 3 10 11 9
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Bluebirds, as the Whites have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
Sequence statistics:
Cardiff City 4 games since last home draw.
Unbeaten run of 4 matches.
Leeds Utd. 16 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 9 outings ago.
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