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Norwich City pack their bags to visit Cardiff City at Ninian Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 18 games played, Canaries have recorded 6 wins, and Cardiff City have come away with 9 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Ninian Park was within the last three years, in March 2004, the Bluebirds carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Tue 01 Nov | Norwich City | 1 - 0 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Mar | Cardiff City | 2 - 1 | Norwich City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Dec | Norwich City | 4 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 1983/1984 | Wed 26 Oct | Norwich City | 3 - 0 | Cardiff City | LGEC |
| 1983/1984 | Tue 04 Oct | Cardiff City | 0 - 0 | Norwich City | LGEC |
| 1981/1982 | Sat 27 Mar | Norwich City | 2 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 1981/1982 | Sat 07 Nov | Cardiff City | 1 - 0 | Norwich City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Cardiff City have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 6.
The away form of Norwich City is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Canaries have hit 4 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Cardiff City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca Cola Championship, picking up 60 points from their 44 games so far. Norwich City's 59 points from 44 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 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 |
| Norwich City | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Bluebirds, as the Canaries have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cardiff City | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Norwich City | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 8 away matches. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |