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Leeds 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.
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| 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 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 play-off places in Coca-Cola Championship. Leeds find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 31 games have yielded only 30 points.
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| 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. |