FootyMAD Cardiff City match preview

Last updated : 26 September 2003 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Cardiff City v Crewe Alexandra fixture

Crewe face a trip to Cardiff City at Ninian Park on Saturday evening, hoping to improve on a record of draws against their opponents.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in September 2002, the Bluebirds carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Division Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2002/2003Sat 03 MayCrewe1 - 1CardiffLD2
2002/2003Sat 28 SepCardiff2 - 1CreweLD2
2000/2001Tue 16 JanCrewe2 - 1CardiffFAC
2000/2001Sat 06 JanCardiff1 - 1CreweFAC
1994/1995Sat 06 MayCrewe0 - 0CardiffLD2
1994/1995Sat 08 OctCardiff1 - 2CreweLD2
1992/1993Sat 27 FebCardiff1 - 1CreweLD3

Recent respective form guides

Cardiff City have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. In this time, Bluebirds have rattled up an impressive 15 goals, and conceded 4.

Crewe have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Cardiff see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide League Division One, showing a record of 11 points from their 8 games played so far, Crewe's 13 points from 8 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Cardiff6312161010
Crewe63127610

FootyMad's prediction ...

This promises to be an excellent test for the in-form The Railwaymen, but one which I believe will end in stalemate. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Cardiff7 games since last home draw.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
CreweLast drawn game 6 outings ago.