FM Preview: Cardiff City v Derby County 05 Mar 2013

Last updated : 04 March 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Cardiff City v Derby County fixture

Cardiff City prepare to entertain Derby County at Cardiff City Stadium on Tuesday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Bluebirds are clearly on top, having won 16 and lost only 3 of the 26 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Cardiff City Stadium was less than a year ago, in April 2012, with Cardiff City running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Tue 27 Nov Derby County 1 - 1 Cardiff City Championship
2011/2012 Tue 17 Apr Cardiff City 2-0 Derby County Championship
2011/2012 Wed 02 Nov Derby County 0 - 3 Cardiff City Championship
2010/2011 Sat 02 Apr Cardiff City 4 - 1 Derby County Championship
2010/2011 Sat 14 Aug Derby County 1 - 2 Cardiff City Championship
2009/2010 Sun 02 May Derby County 2 - 0 Cardiff City Championship
2009/2010 Tue 29 Sep Cardiff City 6 - 1 Derby County Championship

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Recent respective form guides

Cardiff City have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

The away form of Derby County is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Rams have hit 6 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Cardiff City are leading the way in the npower Championship, with their 34 games giving them a return of 70 points.

Derby County see themselves just below half way in the npower Championship, showing a record of 44 points from their 35 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Cardiff City 6 3 1 2 6 6 10
Derby County 6 0 3 3 5 8 3

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Though Cardiff City are not exactly setting the world alight at Cardiff City Stadium in recent games, we can confidently predict that they will easily sweep aside the opposition put before them. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Cardiff City Not drawn a match in their last 4 .
Derby County Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 6 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 6 most recent games.

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