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Swansea City travel to take on Cardiff City at Ninian Park on Sunday morning, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 29 games played, Swans have recorded 7 wins, and Cardiff City have come away with 14 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Cardiff City was back in April 1999, over five years ago, when they played out a goalless draw in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 1997/1998 | Sun 08 Mar | Swansea City | 1 - 1 | Cardiff City | LGE2 |
| 1997/1998 | Sun 02 Nov | Cardiff City | 0 - 1 | Swansea City | LGE2 |
| 1996/1997 | Sun 02 Mar | Swansea City | 0 - 1 | Cardiff City | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Cardiff City have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Bluebirds in those games, with 5 conceded.
In complete contrast to Cardiff City, Swansea City are having a torrid time on their travels, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Swans have hit 4 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Cardiff City's total of 63 points from their 38 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Swansea City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 58 from their 40 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
| Swansea City | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Bluebirds, as the Swans have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cardiff City | 5 games since last home draw. |
| Swansea City | Not won in previous 7 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |