Thursday , 1 October 2026

Derby County FC vs Cardiff City FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
Derby County FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Cardiff City FC
Sat 7 May 2022 · 11:30 UTC Pride Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 69' Perry Ng
Liam Thompson 73' Y
Y 81' Mark Harris

Overview

Match Preview

Derby County FC vs Cardiff City FC — Championship at Pride Park.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

1
3
5
Derby County FC 9 games · Avg 2.3 goals Cardiff City FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-05-07 Derby County FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC 2022-03-01 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Derby County FC 2021-03-02 Cardiff City FC 4–0 Derby County FC 2020-10-28 Derby County FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC 2020-07-14 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Derby County FC

Recent Form

Derby County FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 May Cardiff City FC H 0–1 L
30 Apr Blackpool FC A 2–0 W
23 Apr Bristol City FC H 1–3 L
18 Apr Queens Park Rangers FC A 0–1 L
15 Apr Fulham FC H 2–1 W
09 Apr Swansea City AFC A 1–2 L
Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 May Derby County FC A 1–0 W
30 Apr Birmingham City FC H 1–1 D
27 Apr Middlesbrough FC A 0–2 L
23 Apr Sheffield United FC A 0–1 L
18 Apr Luton Town FC H 0–1 L
15 Apr Hull City AFC A 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' The wait is over. Cardiff City FC get us underway at Pride Park.
  • 5' Cardiff City FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Yousef Salech scoring 1 goals.
  • 10' Mark Harris has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 15' Malcolm Ebiowei, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 25' Cardiff City FC is showing some good football. However, Cardiff City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Derby County FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cardiff City FC that had 376 games and scored 404 goals.
  • 40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 45' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 46' The whistle greets Oliver Denham as he departs to be replaced by Rubin Colwill.
  • 51' Both keepers have barely been tested. Derby County FC and Cardiff City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 56' Brilliant from the ! Jordan Hugill makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 56.
  • 59' The crowd applauds Tom Lawrence as he leaves the pitch. Luke Plange steps in for Derby County FC.
  • 62' Fresh legs for Cardiff City FC! Isaak Davies comes on to replace Eli King.
  • 65' Festy Ebosele has so much to prove this time. He replaces Craig Forsyth on 65 minute.
  • 69' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Perry Ng.
  • 72' Kelle Roos is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ryan Allsop at the 72 minute mark.
  • 73' Controversy at the stadium! Liam Thompson argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 78' Max Watters has so much to prove this time. He replaces Isaak Davies on 78 minute.
  • 81' Mark Harris was booked on 81.
  • 86' Cardiff City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Derby County FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wayne Rooney

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Morison

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kieffer Moore 2
Leandro Bacuna 2
Jason Knight 1
Callum Robinson 1
Junior Hoilett 1
Anwar El Ghazi 1
Lee Tomlin 1
Carlton Morris 1

Head to Head

2022-05-07 Derby County FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC 2022-03-01 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Derby County FC 2021-03-02 Cardiff City FC 4–0 Derby County FC 2020-10-28 Derby County FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC 2020-07-14 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Derby County FC

Derby County FC Form

2022-05-07 Derby County FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC L 2022-04-30 Blackpool FC 0–2 Derby County FC W 2022-04-23 Derby County FC 1–3 Bristol City FC L 2022-04-18 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–0 Derby County FC L 2022-04-15 Derby County FC 2–1 Fulham FC W 2022-04-09 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Derby County FC L

Cardiff City FC Form

2022-05-07 Derby County FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC W 2022-04-30 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2022-04-27 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC L 2022-04-23 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC L 2022-04-18 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Luton Town FC L 2022-04-15 Hull City AFC 2–1 Cardiff City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.9 Derby County FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.43 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Cardiff City FC or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Derby County FC26% Draw30% Cardiff City FC44%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.33
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Derby County FC or Draw
55%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
74%
Derby County FC or Cardiff City FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Derby County FC17% Draw50% Cardiff City FC33%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
12%
0 – 2
9.6%
1 – 2
8.7%
1 – 0
7.6%
2 – 1
5.4%
0 – 3
4.5%
1 – 3
4.2%
2 – 2
4%
2 – 0
3.8%
2 – 3
2%

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% 14% 78%
-0.5 22% — 78%
+0.5 52% — 48%
+1 52% 24% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 15% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Derby County FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
41% ✗

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