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Norwich City face a trip to Cardiff City at Ninian Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 19 games played, Canaries have recorded 7 wins, and Cardiff City have come away with 9 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2006, with Norwich City inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Bluebirds in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 21 Oct | Norwich City | 1 - 0 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 22 Apr | Cardiff City | 0 - 1 | Norwich City | CHMP |
| 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 |
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 4 conceded.
The Canaries have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Canaries's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 12 goals for and 11 against.
Cardiff City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 59 points from their 36 games so far. Norwich City find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 44 points from their 35 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 10 |
| Norwich City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the Bluebirds. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cardiff City | Won 4 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Norwich City | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |