Our model scores this match once both teams have enough recent form to work from, predictions publish in the days before kickoff. Form, head-to-head and season stats are available in the tabs above now.
Derby County
Form comparisonCardiff City
The form score weights every result and every goal by where the opponent sat in the table, so five wins over the bottom of the table score below five over the top.
- 25 Jan 2025Cardiff2-1Derby
- 14 Sept 2024Derby1-0Cardiff
- 07 May 2022Derby0-1Cardiff
- 01 Mar 2022Cardiff1-0Derby
- 02 Mar 2021Cardiff4-0Derby
- 31 Jul 2026vsMansfield Town1-3W
- 28 Jul 2026vsValencia1-2L
- 24 Jul 2026vsSC Freiburg3-1L
- 17 Jul 2026vsAlfreton Town0-2W
- 02 May 2026vsSheffield Utd1-2L
- 25 Jul 2026vsForest Green1-5W
- 14 Jul 2026vsCork City1-6W
- 11 Jul 2026vsFC Midtjylland0-6L
- 02 May 2026vsMansfield Town5-4L
- 25 Apr 2026vsNorthampton5-1W
Derby County vs Cardiff City: form and season numbers
Derby County take a form score of 5.2 out of 10 into this Championship fixture, against 7.6 for Cardiff City. Derby County have 2 wins and 3 defeats in their last 5, while Cardiff City have 3 wins and 2 defeats in theirs. Across the season Derby County average 1.6 goals scored and 1.4 conceded per game, Cardiff City 2.8 and 1.7. Derby County have kept a clean sheet in 30% of their matches this season, Cardiff City in 20%. In their last 10 meetings Derby County have won 2, drawn 3 and lost 5. Derby County sit 4th on 0 points, Cardiff City 10th on 0.
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