West Ham face a trip to Cardiff City at Ninian Park on Saturday evening, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. Only 6 defeats have been registered in the 19 games, with 8 ending in victory.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with West Ham inflicting a narrow 2 - 3 defeat upon the Bluebirds in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Tue 23 Sep | Cardiff | 2 - 3 | West Ham | LC |
| 1980/1981 | Wed 06 May | Cardiff | 0 - 0 | West Ham | DIV2 |
| 1980/1981 | Tue 07 Oct | West Ham | 1 - 0 | Cardiff | DIV2 |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 19 Apr | Cardiff | 0 - 1 | West Ham | DIV2 |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 24 Nov | West Ham | 3 - 0 | Cardiff | DIV2 |
| 1978/1979 | Fri 11 May | Cardiff | 0 - 0 | West Ham | DIV2 |
| 1978/1979 | Mon 16 Apr | West Ham | 1 - 1 | Cardiff | DIV2 |
Recent respective form guides
Cardiff City have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Bluebirds, with 6 goals against.
The Hammers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Hammers, and 2 goals against.
Cardiff's 19 points from 13 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. West Ham's total of 26 points from their 14 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide League Division One.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cardiff | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 4 |
| West Ham | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Hammers have been performing with great credit on their travels, and the Madmen see no reason why they should not return from Ninian Park with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cardiff | Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| West Ham | 8 games since last away draw. 5 games since last defeat. |
