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Middlesbrough travel to take on Cardiff City at Ninian Park on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 16 out of 23 times.
The last time the two teams met at Cardiff City was well over fifteen years ago, back in January 1994, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sun 13 Dec | Middlesbrough | 0 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 09 Mar | Middlesbrough | 0 - 2 | Cardiff City | FAC |
| 1993/1994 | Wed 19 Jan | Middlesbrough | 1 - 2 | Cardiff City | FAC |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 08 Jan | Cardiff City | 2 - 2 | Middlesbrough | FAC |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 02 Feb | Cardiff City | 2 - 1 | Middlesbrough | CHMP |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 29 Sep | Middlesbrough | 3 - 2 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 03 Mar | Cardiff City | 2 - 1 | Middlesbrough | CHMP |
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 6 conceded.
In complete contrast to Cardiff City, Middlesbrough are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. The Boro's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Cardiff City's total of 49 points from their 32 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Middlesbrough's 47 points from 34 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 4 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This promises to be an excellent test for the in-form Boro, but one which I believe will end in stalemate. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cardiff City | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Middlesbrough | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |