Manager Neil Warnock hopes his Cardiff side avoid a "battering" as they aim to boost their Premier League survival hopes against title-chasing Liverpool.
Cardiff, who are 18th and two points adrift of safety, have lost all 10 of their matches against top-six sides this season, conceding 31 goals.
On Sunday,
they host a Reds side who go into the weekend top of the league and on an eight-match winning run.
"I'd hate to concede five like we have done," said Warnock.
"I don't like my teams losing concentration like that.
"But when you look at the quality some of these teams have, they could've scored more on the day.
"We've just got to try and give a good account of ourselves for the fans that are going because it's a sell-out - and it probably could've sold out twice more.
"It's going to be a great day. I don't want it to be a lovely occasion but we still get battered."
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Sigh.