CARDIFF CITY's completely opposed results against Top and Bottom Half Sides This Season

Poor Novembers are one thing and more stark and, perhaps, more worrying is our startling difference in results and imbalance between playing the top half of the table sides and those in the bottom half.

The contrast simply could not be greater as we've not beaten any top half side and lost to most while we've not lost to any bottom half side and beaten most - while City have also played almost twice as many games against bottom of the table sides as against those in the current Top 12..
It all suggests City have tougher tests to come and must improve substantially if they are to remain serious play-off contenders.

Read the current record and form your own opinions about what it all means ... if anything!

CITY v TOP HALF SIDES

Played 7, W 0 D 3 L 4 Ave.pts per game 0.4

CITY V BOTTOM HALF SIDES

Played 13 W 7 D 6 L 0 Ave.pts per game 2.1

City and November - a distastrous relationship

Some research by CardiffCity.com messageboard poster The Other Bob Wilson confirmed what seasoned observers knew, Cardiff City seem to collapse every November. The past 3 seasons have seen the club collect just 1 win each moth and 14 points for 15 games in total. It reads as follows:


2006/07 P 5 W 1 D 1 L 3 f 2 a 7 Pts 4

This came after City's flying start to the season when we were runaway leaders and then it all went wrong!


2007/08 P 4 W 1 D 2 L 1 f 2 a 4 Pts 5

The knives were out for Dave Jones to be dismissed and he was believed to have been given 2 games to save his job ... he survived but only just. .


2008/09 P 6 W 1 D 2 L 3 f 8 a 10 Pts 5

After a start to the season facing many sides now occupying the bottom half of the table, the opposition proved tougher. However, the struggles in Novmber just passed came after the club were flying in October and Dave Jones won the cursed Manager of the Month. It also came after City finally showed ambition by adding Prermiership loanees Michael Chopra and Wayne Routledge to the squad.


TOTAL NOVEMBER RECORD FOR PAST 3 SEASONS
P 15 W 3 D 5 L 7 F12 A 21 Pts 14