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Swansea City face a trip to Cardiff City at Ninian Park on Sunday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 31 games played, Swans have recorded 7 wins, and Cardiff City have come away with 15 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2010, the Bluebirds carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 03 Apr | Cardiff City | 2 - 1 | Swansea City | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 07 Nov | Swansea City | 3 - 2 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 05 Apr | Cardiff City | 2 - 2 | Swansea City | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 30 Nov | Swansea City | 2 - 2 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 23 Sep | Swansea City | 1 - 0 | Cardiff City | LGEC |
| 1998/1999 | Sun 18 Apr | Cardiff City | 0 - 0 | Swansea City | LGE2 |
| 1998/1999 | Sun 22 Nov | Swansea City | 2 - 1 | Cardiff City | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Cardiff City are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Bluebirds, with 4 goals against.
Swansea City's away form is equally impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Swans, and 1 goals against.
Cardiff City are leading the way in the Npower Championship, with their 14 games giving them a return of 32 points. Swansea City are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 26 points from 14 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 16 |
| Swansea City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Cardiff City is likely to be a very close encounter, but one that the Madmen sees going the way of the home team. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cardiff City | Unbeaten in the last 8 home games. Won their latest 5 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Swansea City | 15 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |