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Newcastle Utd. play host to Cardiff City at St. James' Park on Friday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 18 wins out of 24 previous matches.
The last time the two teams met at Newcastle Utd. was amazingly over twenty years ago, in February 1984, with Newcastle Utd. running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a Second Division match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sun 13 Sep | Cardiff City | 0 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | CHMP |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 25 Feb | Newcastle Utd. | 3-1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 1983/1984 | Wed 19 Oct | Cardiff City | 0 - 2 | Newcastle Utd. | CHMP |
| 1981/1982 | Sat 13 Feb | Newcastle Utd. | 2 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 1981/1982 | Sat 03 Oct | Cardiff City | 0 - 4 | Newcastle Utd. | CHMP |
| 1980/1981 | Wed 25 Feb | Cardiff City | 1 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | CHMP |
| 1980/1981 | Sat 06 Sep | Newcastle Utd. | 2 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Newcastle United are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Magpies, with 2 goals against.
Cardiff City's away form is equally impressive, unbeaten in their last six, consisting of three wins and three draws. Those games have seen the Bluebirds pummel 15 goals, and let in 6.
Newcastle Utd. are leading the way in the Coca-Cola Championship, with their 27 games giving them a return of 56 points. Cardiff City are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 45 points from 27 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 9 |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Newcastle Utd. are starting to turn St. James' Park into a fortress, but the quality of opposition for this game makes your FootyMad panel believe the teams will share the spoils on this occasion. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Newcastle Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 16 home games. |
| Cardiff City | Undefeated in last 6 away games. Won each of the previous 4 matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |