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Cardiff City face a trip to Derby County at Pride Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 22 games played, Bluebirds have recorded 8 wins, and Derby County have come away with 9 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2005, the Rams carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 28 Oct | Cardiff City | 2 - 2 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 17 Dec | Cardiff City | 0 - 0 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 20 Aug | Derby County | 2 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 01 Jan | Derby County | 0 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 18 Sep | Cardiff City | 0 - 2 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 07 Feb | Derby County | 2 - 2 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Mon 25 Aug | Cardiff City | 4 - 1 | Derby County | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Derby County have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Rams in those games, with 6 conceded.
Cardiff City have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Bluebirds have hit 6 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Derby County are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 70 points from the 38 games they have played so far. Cardiff City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 63 from their 38 games so far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Derby County | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Rams, as the Bluebirds have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Derby County | Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Cardiff City | Not won in previous 4 away matches. |