Swansea v Cardiff City - Previously......
In the countdown to derby day we look at previous meetings between the two sides
Sunday will be the third meeting of the season, back in September, the Swans were victorious by a goal to nil in the Carling Cup thanks to a Jordi Gomez free kick.
You can view the Planet Swans view of that game here
http://www.planetswans.co.uk/Article.aspx?ArticleID=8518
Whilst in November goals from Darren Pratley and Gorka Pintado and visiting strikes from Joe Ledley and a Ross McCormack penalty split the spoils in a 2-2 draw
You can view the Planet Swans view of that game here
http://www.planetswans.co.uk/Article.aspx?ArticleID=8815
Overall in all English competitions, the Swans have a slight edge with 18 wins to 16 while 15 encounters have ended in draws.
Swansea's last win at Ninian Park was in 1997 when they triumphed 1-0 whilst Cardiff's last victory (excluding Welsh competitions) was in 1993 - a very infamous game - when they won 1-0.
In 26 previous meetings at Ninian Park, Cardiff have won 13 to the Swans 5 but just one of the last 8 meetings at the ground have resulted in a home victory.
Cardiff'c biggest victory at Ninian was 5-0 back in 1965 whilst a 3-1 win for the Swans in 1996 was their best win on their rivals patch.
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