The Bluebirds travel to Devon to take on Plymouth Argyle on Saturday afternoon.
The fixture will take place on February 22nd, with a kick off time of 12:30pm.
OPPOSITION FOCUS | IN THE DUGOUT
Plymouth Argyle’s manager is Miron Muslić, who was appointed last month.
He first stepped into coaching in 2014, as assistant manager of Austrian side Weißkirchen.
Muslic spent a number of years in the lower tiers of Austria, as manager of both SV Ried II and Floridsdorfer AC.
His first top-flight job came as assistant manager at Belgian outfit Cercle Brugge. Following the departure of Dominik Thalhammer, the former forward was promoted to manager.
During his time in Belgium, he led the side from the relegation zone to a sixth-place finish in his first season in charge.
The following campaign, Cercle Brugge qualified for Europe for the first time in 14 years, but he was dismissed in December last year following a poor start to the season.
Since taking charge at the Pilgrims, Muslić has doubled their amount of victories for the season, winning three of his first eight games in charge.
OPPOSITION FOCUS | SEASON SO FAR
Plymouth Argyle are currently 23rd in the Sky Bet Championship.
Since Muslić took charge last month, there have been signs of improvement on what had been a tough campaign up to that point.
Earlier this month, the Pilgrims defeated top-flight leaders Liverpool 1-0 in an extraordinary victory to progress through to a Fifth Round tie against Manchester City.
Last time out, the side came from 1-0 down at Kenilworth Road to earn a draw against Luton Town.
In terms of their home record, 82.8% of the Pilgrims' points this season have come at home, as they have recorded 24 points at Home Park and five in away fixtures.
STATZONE | CITY'S RECORD
The Bluebirds have faced Plymouth Argyle on 61 occasions, with City coming out triumphant 23 times.
The first meeting was back in 1930, when the Bluebirds came out 4-1 winners. Goals from Ralph Williams, Len Davies and a brace by Walter Robbins secured victory City that day.
In the reverse fixture earlier this season at Cardiff City Stadium, City overcame the Pilgrims in emphatic style, defeating them 5-0, with five different players on the scoresheet.
First half goals from Alex Robertson and Rubin Colwill set the tone of the game early before Anwar El Ghazi, Callum Robinson and Chris Willock continued the scoring in the second half to give the Bluebirds our biggest Championship win so far this campaign.
CLUB CONNECTIONS | BLUEBIRDS & PILGRIMS
Joe Mason started his career in Devon, joining the Pilgrims aged ten. He went on to make 55 appearances at his boyhood club before joining City in 2011. He spent four-and-a-half years as a Bluebird, playing 109 times and finding the back of the net on 25 occasions.
Curtis Nelson played 246 times for Plymouth, after joining from Stoke City’s academy. The defender later went on to join City in 2019 from Oxford United, racking up well over 100 appearances in a City shirt.
Having started his career in non-league, Craig Noone moved to Plymouth Argyle in 2008. His time at the Pilgrims served as a catalyst to an impressive career signing for Brighton and Hove Albion, where he spent one season before moving to the Bluebirds.
Noone went on to play 170 times in the Welsh capital and was an integral part of City’s promotion to the Premier League in the 2012/13 season.