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Watford face a trip to Cardiff City at Ninian Park on Sunday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Hornets will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 14 and win only 5 of the 23 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in March 2009, the Bluebirds carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 03 Oct | Watford | 0 - 4 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Wed 18 Mar | Cardiff City | 2 - 1 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 21 Oct | Watford | 2 - 2 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 26 Dec | Watford | 2 - 2 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 19 Sep | Cardiff City | 1 - 2 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Feb | Watford | 2 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Fri 12 Aug | Cardiff City | 1 - 3 | Watford | 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, Watford are having a torrid time on their travels, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Hornets have hit 5 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Cardiff City's total of 55 points from their 36 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Watford are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 42 from their 35 matches played.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 6 |
| Watford | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Hornets are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Cardiff City. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cardiff City | Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Watford | Not won in previous 12 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |