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Leicester City face a trip to Cardiff City at Ninian Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Foxes will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in January 2007, as the Bluebirds edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Mon 26 Nov | Leicester City | 0 - 0 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 27 Jan | Cardiff City | 3 - 2 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 23 Dec | Leicester City | 0 - 0 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 21 Jan | Leicester City | 1 - 2 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 26 Oct | Cardiff City | 0 - 1 | Leicester City | LGEC |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 13 Sep | Cardiff City | 1 - 0 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 19 Apr | Leicester City | 1 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Cardiff City have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Bluebirds in those games, with 3 conceded.
In complete contrast to Cardiff City, Leicester City are having a torrid time on their travels, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Foxes have conceded 10 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Cardiff City see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 44 points from their 33 games played so far, Leicester City are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 37 points from 34 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| Leicester City | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Foxes are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Cardiff City. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cardiff City | 10 games since last home draw. |
| Leicester City | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 10 away matches. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |