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Sunderland face a trip to Cardiff City at Ninian Park on Saturday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Black Cats will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 17 and win only 6 of the 28 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2004, as they swept to an impressive 4 - 0 win in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 21 Feb | Cardiff City | 4 - 0 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 14 Oct | Sunderland | 0 - 0 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 03 May | Cardiff City | 1 - 1 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 08 Dec | Sunderland | 2 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 1978/1979 | Sat 28 Apr | Sunderland | 1 - 2 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 1978/1979 | Sat 09 Dec | Cardiff City | 1 - 1 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 1977/1978 | Sat 28 Jan | Cardiff City | 5 - 2 | Sunderland | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Cardiff City have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Bluebirds in those games, with 5 conceded.
The Black Cats have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. These low-scoring games have seen just 4 goals scored and conceded.
Cardiff City are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 22 points from 22 matches. Sunderland are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 40 points from 22 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sunderland are in reasonable form away from home coming into this match, and the Madmen are quite confident that they should come away with a comfortable victory from this contest. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cardiff City | 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Sunderland | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |