Team News
Martin Cranie is still sidelined with a hamstring injury whilst Kelvin Etuhu is hoping to shake off a knock that forced him off at Selhurst Park after just over an hour.
Last time out - Barnsley Team:
Luke Steele
Bobby Hassell
Stephen Foster
Scott Wiseman
Tom Kennedy
Stephen Dawson
David Perkins
Jacob Mellis
Chris O’Grady
Jason Scotland
Kelvin Etuhu
Head To Head
Last Six Cardiff v Barnsley results:
24/11/12 Barnsley 1-2 Cardiff (Championship)
14/4/12 Barnsley 0-1 Cardiff (Championship)
22/10/11 Cardiff 5-3 Barnsley (Championship)
13/3/11 Cardiff 2-2 Barnsley (Championship)
2/10/10 Barnsley 1-2 Cardiff (Championship)
20/2/10 Cardiff 0-2 Barnsley (Championship)
Overall Record:
Cardiff Wins: 22
Barnsley Wins: 11
Draws: 9
Cardiff Goals: 66
Barnsley Goals: 46
At Cardiff 20: (3 at Cardiff City Stadium, 17 at Ninian Park):
Cardiff Wins: 12
Barnsley Wins: 4
Draws: 4
Cardiff Goals: 40
Barnsley Goals: 19
First Met In League: Saturday 12th February 1921.- Barnsley 0-2 Cardiff.
Biggest Win: Barnsley 4-0 Cardiff Saturday 7th February 1931.
Biggest Defeat: Cardiff 7-0 Barnsley Saturday 7th December 1957.
Last Home Win: Barnsley (Carl Dickinson) 1-0 Cardiff Saturday 21st November 2009.
Last Away Win: Cardiff 0-2 Barnsley (Daniel Bogdanovic x2), Saturday 20th February 2010.
Last Home Draw: Barnsley (Brian Howard) 1-1 Cardiff (Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink), Saturday 29th September 2007.
Last Away Draw: Cardiff (Peter Whittingham, Dekel Keinan) 2-2 Barnsley (Andy Gray x2), Sunday 13th March 2011.
Last Home Defeat: Barnsley (Jacob Mellis) 1-2 Cardiff (Ben Nugent, Aron Gunnarsson), Saturday 24th November 2012.
Last Away Defeat: Cardiff (Kenny Miller, Joe Mason, Aron Gunnarsson x2, Don Cowie) 5-3 (Daniel Drinkwater, Jim McNulty, Ricardo Vaz Te) Barnsley Saturday 22nd October 2011.
Last Away Meeting:
Saturday 22nd October 2011:
Cardiff (Kenny Miller, Joe Mason, Aron Gunnarsson x2, Don Cowie) 5-3 (Daniel Drinkwater, Jim McNulty, Ricardo Vaz Te) Barnsley ATT: 11,853.
Cardiff:
David Marshall, Kevin McNaughton, Andrew Taylor, Mark Hudson, Ben Turner, Peter Whittingham, Don Cowie, Craig Conway (Filip Kiss 66), Aron Gunnarsson, Stephen McPhail (Robert Earnshaw 77), Kenny Miller (Joe Mason 29)
Unused Subs: Tom Heaton, Anthony Gerrard.
Barnsley:
Luke Steele, Rob Edwards (Jay McEveley 46), Stephen Foster, Scott Wiseman, Jim McNulty, Nathan Doyle, Jim O’Brien (Craig Davies 46), David Perkins (Ricardo Vaz Te 46), Jacob Butterfield, Danny Drinkwater, Andy Gray.
Unused Subs: David Preece, Miles Addison.
Still at respective clubs:
Crystal Palace: 13- 1 out on loan.
Barnsley: 7.
This Season
Last six 2012-2013 results:
Cardiff:
6/4/13 Watford 0-0 Cardiff (Championship)
1/4/13 Cardiff 3-0 Blackburn (Championship)
30/3/3 Peterborough 2-1 Cardiff (Championship
16/3/13 Sheffield Wednesday 0-2 Cardiff (Championship)
12/3/13 Cardiff 1-1 Leicester (Championship)
5/3/13 Cardiff 1-1 Derby (Championship)
W: 2 D: 3 L: 1 F: 8 A: 4 GD: +4 Points: 9
Barnsley:
6/4/13 Crystal Palace 0-0 Barnsley (Championship)
1/4/13 Barnsley 2–0 Leicester (Championship)
30/3/13 Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 Barnsley (Championship)
16/3/13 Barnsley 1-0 Watford (Championship)
12/3/13 Barnsley 2–1 Brighton (Championship)
9/3/13 Man City 5–0 Barnsley (FA Cup)
W: 3 D: 1 L: 2 F: 6 A: 8 GD: -2 Points: 10
Interesting Stats:
Cardiff have won exactly double the amount of meetings as Barnsley and have lost just one of their last eight home matches against The Reds dating back to 1984.
Indeed The Bluebirds have lost just two of the last 15 home or away, both of them coming in the same season when The Reds did the double over the Welsh side in 2009-2010.
Victory for Cardiff tomorrow would give them their sixth double over Barnsley. Three of them have come in the last six years.
Both sides drew 0-0 at the weekend, it was Barnsley’s first of the season and only Cardiff’s fourth. The two sides have only ever shared two goal-less draws in 91 years of meeting.
Cardiff City have beaten seven teams home and away this season, Blackburn, Birmingham, Leeds, Millwall, Blackpool, Sheffield Wednesday and Wolves.
The Bluebirds have kept clean sheets in three of their last four matches.
Malky Mackay’s table toppers have won 14 home games this season, the best in the division and bettered only by Northampton in the Football League.
Their two home defeats- to Peterborough in December and Brighton in February is the joint lowest in the Championship, along with Crystal Palace where The Reds gained a valuable point at the weekend.
Cardiff have conceded just 13 goals at the Cardiff City Stadium this season, the best record in the Football League. Out of the top five divisions of English football only Manchester City and Chelsea have conceded less league goals in front of their own supporters.
Overall Cardiff have won 24 and lost nine of their 40 league games, the best win and loss records in the division.
Barnsley now have the same points tally as they had at the end of the 2011-2012 campaign. Victory tomorrow would see them hit the 50 point mark for the sixth time in seven seasons since returning to the Championship.
Barnsley have netted 27 times on their travels this season, better than their final away tallies in both 2010-2011 and 2011-2012. One more away goal will equal their 2009-2010 total.
The Reds are hunting for their fourth win in six matches, but their first on the road in six away trips.
Saturday’s 0-0 draw at Crystal Palace on Saturday ended their incredible scoring run after 17 successive league games.
Like Cardiff, The Reds have kept clean sheets in three of their last four matches, including the last two. It is over two years since Barnsley last kept three successive clean sheets.
Barnsley have managed only one victory against a current top five side- Watford- and they have not beaten any of the top eight away from home.
On This Day:
Cardiff:
Played: 21 Won: 5 Drawn: 9 Lost: 7 Scored 25 Conceded 27.
Last match on the 9th April: 2012. Cardiff (Miller) 1-1 Watford. ATT: 21,257.
Last win: 2011
Last draw: 2012
Last defeat: 2007
STAT! – Cardiff are unbeaten in their last three matches on this date.
Barnsley:
Played: 24 Won: 11 Drawn: 6 Lost: 7 Scored: 45 Conceded: 29.
Last match on the 9th April: 2012. Blackpool 1-1 Barnsley (Perkins). ATT: 13,525.
Last win: 2011
Last draw: 2012
Last defeat: 1994
STAT! Barnsley have won three of their last four matches on this date.
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Tuesday 9th April 2013:
7:45pm
Millwall v Sheffield Wednesday