History of the Cardiff City v Arsenal fixture
Arsenal travel to take on Cardiff City at Cardiff City Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 16 games played, Gunners have recorded 4 wins, and Cardiff City have come away with 5 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Cardiff City was just over four years ago, in January 2009, when they played out a goalless draw in a F.A. Cup match.
Recent encounters between the teams
| Season | Date | Team | Result | Team | Comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008/2009 | Mon 16 Feb | Arsenal | 4 - 0 | Cardiff City | F.A. Cup |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 25 Jan | Cardiff City | 0 - 0 | Arsenal | F.A. Cup |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 07 Jan | Arsenal | 2 - 1 | Cardiff City | F.A. Cup |
| 1961/1962 | Sat 17 Mar | Arsenal | 1 - 1 | Cardiff City | First Division |
| 1961/1962 | Sat 28 Oct | Cardiff City | 1 - 1 | Arsenal | First Division |
| 1960/1961 | Sat 11 Feb | Arsenal | 2 - 3 | Cardiff City | First Division |
| 1960/1961 | Sat 24 Sep | Cardiff City | 1 - 0 | Arsenal | First Division |
For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here
Recent respective form guides
Cardiff City have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The Gunners have had a decent run of form away from home recently, unbeaten in the last six, but with four of them resulting in draws. Just 7 goals have scored in these games, though to be fair only a measly 4 have been let in at the wrong end.
Cardiff City find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 13 points from their 12 matches.
Arsenal are leading the way in the Barclays Premier League, with their 12 games giving them a return of 28 points.
Current overall team form
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
| Arsenal | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 |
For a detailed analysis of current team form guides in this or any division, click here
FootyMad's prediction ...
Arsenal are in reasonable form away from home coming into this match, and the Madmen are quite confident that they should come away with a comfortable victory from this contest. Away win
Sequence statistics
| Team | Sequences |
|---|---|
| Cardiff City | No sequences of note |
| Arsenal | Undefeated in last 14 away games. 6 games since last defeat. |
For a detailed analysis of current team sequences throughout the leagues, click here