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Bristol City prepare to entertain Cardiff City at Ashton Gate Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Robins are clearly on top, having won 21 and lost only 9 of the 41 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ashton Gate Stadium was less than a year ago, in January 2010, where Cardiff City annihilated the Robins 0-6 in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 16 Oct | Cardiff City | 3 - 2 | Bristol City | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Tue 26 Jan | Bristol City | 0-6 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Tue 19 Jan | Cardiff City | 1 - 0 | Bristol City | FAC |
| 2009/2010 | Tue 12 Jan | Bristol City | 1 - 1 | Cardiff City | FAC |
| 2009/2010 | Sun 23 Aug | Cardiff City | 3 - 0 | Bristol City | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 15 Mar | Bristol City | 1 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 13 Sep | Cardiff City | 0 - 0 | Bristol City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Bristol City are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. The Robins have scored 10 and conceded 3 during this period.
Cardiff City have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Bluebirds's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 11 goals for and 10 against.
Bristol City are currently lying in 19th place in Npower Championship having mustered a points tally of 27 from their 23 matches played. Cardiff City are holding the final promotion place in the Npower Championship, and have accumulated 40 points from the 23 games they have played so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bristol City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is certainly an intriguing match for the Robins, and one in which the FootyMad team are tentatively suggesting a drawn game. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bristol City | Unbeaten in the last 7 home games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Cardiff City | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |