FootyMAD's Cardiff City match preview

History of the Cardiff City v Walsall fixture

Walsall travel to take on Cardiff City at Ninian Park at lunchtime on Friday, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Saddlers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them taste defeat on 7 occassions, and draw 4, from the 12 games played.

The last time the two teams met at Cardiff City was more than a decade ago, in January 1993, the Bluebirds carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Division Three match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004	Sat 30 Aug	Walsall	1 - 1	Cardiff City	LD1
1992/1993	Sat 30 Jan	Cardiff City	2 - 1	Walsall	LD3
1992/1993	Sat 22 Aug	Walsall	2 - 3	Cardiff City	LD3
1991/1992	Tue 03 Mar	Cardiff City	2 - 1	Walsall	DIV4
1991/1992	Sat 18 Jan	Walsall	0 - 0	Cardiff City	DIV4
1990/1991	Sat 09 Mar	Walsall	0 - 0	Cardiff City	DIV4
1990/1991	Sat 15 Dec	Cardiff City	0 - 2	Walsall	DIV4

Recent respective form guides

Cardiff City are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 12 to 10.

Walsall have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. Saddlers have conceded 6 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.

Cardiff City's 35 points from 24 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Walsall see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide League Division One, showing a record of 31 points from their 24 games played so far,

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Cardiff City	6	1	2	3	10	15	5
Walsall	6	2	2	2	3	5	8

FootyMad's prediction ...

Walsall have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Cardiff City may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Cardiff City	Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Walsall	4 games since last away draw.