Derby County FC vs Cardiff City FC, Championship 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2026-27

Derby County FC

2 – 2

Full Time

Cardiff City FC

Sat 22 Aug 2026 · 14:00 UTC Pride Park Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 19' Cian Ashford

Carlton Morris 26' 1–1

1–2 39' Yousef Salech

Bobby Clark 49' 2–2

Corey Blackett-Taylor 9' Y

Y 53' Alex Robertson

Oscar Fraulo 55' Y

Lewis Travis 60' Y

Max Johnston 80' Y

Dion Sanderson 84' Y

Overview

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

Derby County FC 9 games · 6 pts (2026/27)
Cardiff City FC 9 games · 7 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Ruebyn Ricardo (England)
Assistant 1 Darren Williams (England)
Assistant 2 Nigel Lugg

4 games this season 🟨 4.5/game ⚽ 13.3 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

Derby County FC 9 games · Avg 2.3 goals Cardiff City FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-08-22 Derby County FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC 2025-01-25 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Derby County FC 2024-09-14 Derby County FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC 2022-05-07 Derby County FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC 2022-03-01 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Derby County FC

Recent Form

Derby County FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Aug	Cardiff City FC	H	2–2	D
15 Aug	Charlton Athletic FC	A	1–2	L
02 May	Sheffield United FC	H	1–2	L
25 Apr	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	3–2	W
21 Apr	Norwich City FC	A	1–2	L
18 Apr	Oxford United FC	H	1–0	W

Cardiff City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Aug	Derby County FC	A	2–2	D
17 Aug	Wrexham AFC	H	1–1	D
02 May	Mansfield Town FC	A	4–5	L
25 Apr	Northampton Town FC	H	5–1	W
22 Apr	Port Vale FC	H	1–0	W
18 Apr	Reading FC	A	3–1	W

Season Stats

Derby County FC		Cardiff City FC
#23	Position	#21
6	Points	7
9	Played	9
1 / 3 / 5	W / D / L	1 / 4 / 4
8	Scored	11
15	Conceded	14
-7	GD	-3
0.67	PPG	0.78
11%	Win %	11%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)

44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

11% Clean Sheets
Derby County FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season

Derby County FC are 23rd (6 pts). Cardiff City FC are 21st (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Derby County FC

0-15

1/2

16-30

3/2

31-45

1/4

46-60

1/–

61-75

1/2

76+

1/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Cardiff City FC

0-15

2/3

16-30

2/4

31-45

2/3

46-60

1/3

61-75

3/–

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Derby County FC

Samuel Szmodics	3 G	1 A
Bobby Clark	2 G	2 A
Carlton Morris	1 G	1 A

Cardiff City FC

Jack Moylan	3 G	2 A
Yousef Salech	2 G	1 A
Cian Ashford	2 G	1 A
Rubin Colwill	1 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Derby County FC welcome Cardiff City FC for this crunch clash at Pride Park Stadium.
5' Derby County FC currently sit 17 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
9' Corey Blackett-Taylor was booked on 9.
14' Cardiff City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
19' Brilliant from the ! Cian Ashford makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 19.
24' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
26' The deadlock is broken! Carlton Morris gets on the scoresheet on 26 minutes.
31' Ronan Kpakio has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
36' Derby County FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 36.
39' A stunning finish from Yousef Salech — that came from absolutely nowhere!
44' It is a cagey affair so far. Derby County FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Cardiff City FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
49' Bobby Clark adds to his 2 season tally! Derby County FC lead 2-2 — and this changes everything.
53' Rubin Colwill has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 53.
54' Cardiff City FC player sees a card in front of him.
55' Derby County FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 55.
59' Another change for Cardiff City FC made on 59 minute. Rubin Colwill leaves to be changed by David Turnbull.
60' Lewis Travis has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 60.
61' The referee has no hesitation. Lewis Travis is booked for Derby County FC — card on 61.
65' Derby County FC ring the changes. Corey Blackett-Taylor has done his job and it is now time for Rhian Brewster to step up.
70' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
71' Time for substitution for Cardiff City FC. Jack Moylan is replaced by Joel Colwill.
76' Alex Mowatt has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
80' It’s a booking for Derby County FC player. Max Johnston gets a card.
84' Dion Sanderson is having his name booked by the referee on 84.
85' The referee calls foul for Dion Sanderson. He receives a card.
88' Another substitution for Derby County FC to replace Max Johnston by Ryan Nyambe on 88 minute.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Derby County FC 2-2 Cardiff City FC.

Lineups

Derby County FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

18
Charlie Taylor
20
Alex Mowatt
33
Corey Blackett-Taylor ↓ Rhian Brewster 65'
27
Lewis Travis
9
Carlton Morris ↓ Lars-Jorgen Salvesen 88'
28
Dion Sanderson
29
Oscar Fraulo ↓ Ryan Hedges 65'
8
Bobby Clark
1
Jacob Widell Zetterstrom
6
Sondre Langas
22
Max Johnston ↓ Ryan Nyambe 88'

Bench

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kieffer Moore	2
Leandro Bacuna	2
Uche Ikpeazu	1
Jordan Hugill	1
Scott Malone	1
Kenzo Goudmijn	1
Robert Glatzel	1
Lars-Jorgen Salvesen	1

Head to Head

Derby County FC Form

2026-08-22 Derby County FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC D 2026-08-15 Charlton Athletic FC 2–1 Derby County FC L 2026-05-02 Derby County FC 1–2 Sheffield United FC L 2026-04-25 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–3 Derby County FC W 2026-04-21 Norwich City FC 2–1 Derby County FC L 2026-04-18 Derby County FC 1–0 Oxford United FC W

Cardiff City FC Form

2026-08-22 Derby County FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC D 2026-08-17 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Wrexham AFC D 2026-05-02 Mansfield Town FC 5–4 Cardiff City FC L 2026-04-25 Cardiff City FC 5–1 Northampton Town FC W 2026-04-22 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Port Vale FC W 2026-04-18 Reading FC 1–3 Cardiff City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.4 Derby County FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.64 Cardiff City FC xG

I would bet for: Derby County FC or Cardiff City FC 73% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Derby County FC33% Draw27% Cardiff City FC40%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.04

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Derby County FC or Draw

60%

Draw or Cardiff City FC

67%

Derby County FC or Cardiff City FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Derby County FC25% Draw44% Cardiff City FC31%

Actual: Cardiff City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.9%

1 – 2

8.7%

2 – 1

7.4%

0 – 1

0 – 0

6.5%

0 – 2

6.4%

2 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

5.8%

1 – 3

4.7%

2 – 0

4.6%

3 – 1

3.5%

0 – 3

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Derby County FC

Handicap	Derby County FC covers	Push	Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	17%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	20%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	13%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Derby County FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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