FM Preview: Cardiff City v Wolverhampton Wanderers 02 Sep 2012

Last updated : 01 September 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Cardiff City v Wolverhampton Wanderers fixture

Wolverhampton Wanderers pack their bags to visit Cardiff City at Cardiff City Stadium on Sunday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 10 of the 25 previous games, with the hosts winning just 6.

The previous match played between the two at Cardiff City Stadium was more than three years back, in November 2008, with Wolverhampton Wanderers inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Bluebirds in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2008/2009 Sun 22 Feb Wolves 2 - 2 Cardiff City Championship
2008/2009 Sat 01 Nov Cardiff City 1-2 Wolves Championship
2007/2008 Tue 22 Apr Wolves 3 - 0 Cardiff City Championship
2007/2008 Sat 16 Feb Cardiff City 2 - 0 Wolves F.A. Cup
2007/2008 Wed 24 Oct Cardiff City 2 - 3 Wolves Championship
2006/2007 Sat 20 Jan Wolves 1 - 2 Cardiff City Championship
2006/2007 Sat 30 Sep Cardiff City 4 - 0 Wolves Championship

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Recent respective form guides

Cardiff City have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 5 to 4.

Wolverhampton Wanderers have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Wolves's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.

Cardiff City see themselves just below half way in the npower Championship, showing a record of 4 points from their 3 games played so far,

Wolverhampton Wanderers's 4 points from 3 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Cardiff City 6 1 1 4 4 11 4
Wolverhampton Wanderers 6 2 2 2 10 8 8

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing appears to be going right for the Wolves out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Cardiff City. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Cardiff City Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 games since last away draw.
4 games since last defeat.

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