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Plymouth Arg. face a trip to Cardiff City at Ninian Park on Sunday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Pilgrims will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2008, the Bluebirds carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 22 Nov | Plymouth Arg. | 2 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 01 Jan | Cardiff City | 1 - 0 | Plymouth Arg. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Sep | Plymouth Arg. | 2 - 2 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 26 Dec | Cardiff City | 2 - 2 | Plymouth Arg. | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 12 Sep | Plymouth Arg. | 3 - 3 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 18 Mar | Plymouth Arg. | 0 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 26 Dec | Cardiff City | 0 - 2 | Plymouth Arg. | 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 11 goals have been scored by the Bluebirds in those games, with 5 conceded.
Plymouth Arg. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. Pilgrims have conceded 5 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Cardiff City's total of 41 points from their 25 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Plymouth Arg.'s 33 points from 25 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 12 |
| Plymouth Arg. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Plymouth Arg. 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 | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Unbeaten run of 7 matches. |
| Plymouth Arg. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. |