Cardiff City have endured a frustrating start to the new season.

A tally of 14 points from 13 games has seen the Bluebirds struggle to move away from the bottom end of the table, meaning that any hopes of a promotion push seem unlikely at the moment.

Neil Harris will no doubt be frustrated with his side's start to the season, but in truth it hasn't been all bad.

Here we look at the positives and negatives from this season so far.

Positive: Kieffer Moore's form

He only arrived at the club this summer but few can dispute how well he's started.

In 12 starts for the club the towering striker has found the back of the net four times already - a decent tally for any frontman in the division.

If Moore can keep up that strike rate then he'll have a very healthy tally come the end of the season.

Negative: Home form

This is a key area for improvement.

Cardiff City have won just three games so far this term with just one of those coming at home.

Given that the Bluebirds have played six times in South Wales you'd hope that their record would be much better as this is an area where they have thrived previously.

If Harris can turn their home form around then things could look much better before they know it.

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Positive: Keeping things tight

While Cardiff have lost five games so far this term, there is a shred of comfort when you look at the numbers.

In only one of those games have the Bluebirds lost by a margin greater than one goal which means that Neil Harris's side are far from being outplayed by their opponents.

With a slightly tighter defence and a bit more support in front of goal it won't take long for those results to turn around.

Negative: Lack of goals from elsewhere

While Kieffer Moore has done well in front of goal, there's simply not enough goals coming from elsewhere.

Joe Ralls has done well to help out, while Harry Wilson has also chipped in but there's no getting away from the fact that the Bluebirds will need more if they're to move up the table.

Given their defensive frailties it's making life harder for the attackers and that means that the bar must be raised.