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Swansea City prepare to entertain Cardiff City at Liberty Stadium on Sunday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Swans are clearly on top, having won 18 and lost only 5 of the 31 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Liberty Stadium was just last season, in November 2009, as the Swans squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 3-2 in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sun 07 Nov | Cardiff City | 0 - 1 | Swansea City | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 03 Apr | Cardiff City | 2 - 1 | Swansea City | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 07 Nov | Swansea City | 3-2 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 05 Apr | Cardiff City | 2 - 2 | Swansea City | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 30 Nov | Swansea City | 2 - 2 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 23 Sep | Swansea City | 1 - 0 | Cardiff City | LGEC |
| 1998/1999 | Sun 18 Apr | Cardiff City | 0 - 0 | Swansea City | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Swansea City have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Swans, with 3 goals against.
In complete contrast to Swansea City, Cardiff City are having a torrid time on their travels, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Bluebirds have hit 4 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Swansea City are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 50 points from 29 games. Cardiff City's total of 48 points from their 28 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Npower Championship.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Swansea City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 10 |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Swansea City may be coming up against a decent side in Cardiff City, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Swans. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Swansea City | 6 games since last home draw. |
| Cardiff City | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 6 away matches. |