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Derby County FC vs Cardiff City FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Wed 28 Oct 2020 · 19:45 UTC iPro Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+5'

Overview

Match Preview

Derby County FC vs Cardiff City FC — Championship at iPro Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Rob Smith
  • Referee George Byrne
  • Referee Carl Fitch-Jackson
  • Referee Oliver Langford

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Oct Cardiff City FC H 1–1 D
23 Oct Nottingham Forest FC A 1–1 D
20 Oct Huddersfield Town AFC A 0–1 L
16 Oct Watford FC H 0–1 L
03 Oct Norwich City FC A 1–0 W
26 Sep Blackburn Rovers FC H 0–4 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Oct Derby County FC A 1–1 D
24 Oct Middlesbrough FC H 1–1 D
21 Oct AFC Bournemouth H 1–1 D
18 Oct Preston North End FC A 1–0 W
03 Oct Blackburn Rovers FC A 0–0 D
26 Sep Reading FC H 1–2 L

Season Stats

Derby County FC Cardiff City FC
#22 Position #21
5 Points 7
8 Played 8
1 / 2 / 5 W / D / L 1 / 4 / 3
7 Scored 10
14 Conceded 12
-7 GD -2
0.63 PPG 0.88
13% Win % 13%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Derby County FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season

Derby County FC are 22nd (5 pts). Cardiff City FC are 21st (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Derby County FC
0-15
–/2
16-30
3/2
31-45
1/4
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/2
76+
1/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Cardiff City FC
0-15
2/3
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
–/3
61-75
3/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Derby County FC
Bobby Clark 2 G 2 A
Samuel Szmodics 2 G 1 A
Carlton Morris 1 G 1 A
Cardiff City FC
Jack Moylan 3 G 1 A
Yousef Salech 2 G 1 A
Cian Ashford 2 G 1 A
Rubin Colwill 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at iPro Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Derby County FC and Cardiff City FC.
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' Derby County FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' Cardiff City FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Yousef Salech scoring 1 goals.
  • 24' Brilliant from the ! Martyn Waghorn makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 24.
  • 29' Cardiff City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 34' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 39' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Derby County FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 44' Derby County FC is showing some good football. However, Derby County FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 49' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 54' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 59' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Cardiff City FC winning 0% of all matches.
  • 62' A change in the Derby County FC ranks — Nathan Byrne exits the field as Craig Forsyth enters on 62.
  • 67' Cardiff City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 72' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kamil Jozwiak made 24 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 77' Kieffer Moore has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 77 minutes.
  • 78' The Derby County FC manager makes a substitution. Lee Buchanan departs to be replaced by Mike te Wierik.
  • 82' Kamil Jozwiak has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 82.
  • 83' The whistle greets Tom Lawrence as he departs to be replaced by Colin Kazim-Richards.
  • 86' Poor challenge from Graeme Shinnie. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 90' It’s a booking for Derby County FC player. Mike te Wierik gets a Yellow card.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
0.87 Derby County FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.37 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Cardiff City FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Derby County FC28% Draw30% Cardiff City FC42%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.24
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Derby County FC or Draw
57%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
72%
Derby County FC or Cardiff City FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Derby County FC17% Draw51% Cardiff City FC32%
Actual: Derby County FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
13.5%
0 – 0
12.9%
0 – 2
9.7%
1 – 2
8.4%
1 – 0
8%
2 – 1
5.3%
0 – 3
4.4%
1 – 3
3.9%
2 – 0
3.8%
2 – 2
3.8%
2 – 3
1.8%

Asian Handicap — Derby County FC

Handicap Derby County FC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 15% 78%
-0.5 22% — 78%
+0.5 53% — 47%
+1 53% 24% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 14% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Derby County FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
42% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.