FootyMAD's Cardiff City match preview

Last updated : 07 December 2009 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the West Bromwich Albion v Cardiff City fixture

West Brom. prepare to entertain Cardiff City at The Hawthorns on Tuesday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The The Baggies are clearly on top, winning 56.00% of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Hawthorns was two seasons ago, in January 2008, when they fought out a thrilling high-scoring 3-3 draw in a Championship match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2007/2008 Tue 01 Apr Cardiff City 0 - 0 West Brom. CHMP
2007/2008 Sat 19 Jan West Brom. 3-3 Cardiff City CHMP
2007/2008 Tue 25 Sep West Brom. 2 - 4 Cardiff City LGEC
2006/2007 Tue 20 Feb West Brom. 1 - 0 Cardiff City CHMP
2006/2007 Tue 08 Aug Cardiff City 1 - 1 West Brom. CHMP
2003/2004 Sat 14 Feb West Brom. 2 - 1 Cardiff City CHMP
2003/2004 Tue 25 Nov Cardiff City 1 - 1 West Brom. CHMP


Recent respective form guides

West Bromwich Albion are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the The Baggies, with 5 goals against.

Cardiff City have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. A generous 11 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

West Brom. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 38 points from the 19 games they have played so far. Cardiff City's total of 30 points from their 19 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides: P W D L F A P
West Brom. 6 4 2 0 17 4 14
Cardiff City 6 2 1 3 9 10 7


FootyMad's prediction ...

The match against Cardiff City is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the The Baggies in a close run game. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
West Brom. 10 games since last home draw.
Unbeaten run of 6 matches.
Cardiff City Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 2 away matches.
Last drawn game 5 outings ago.