DERBY COUNTY v CARDIFF CITY.
Saturday 14th September, ko 3:00pm
Pride Park, Derby.
Match Officials:
Referee: Matthew Donohue
Assistant Referee: Paul Hodskinson
Assistant Referee: Richard Woodward
Fourth Official: Martin Woods
Match Facts
- Derby County have lost their last three league games against Cardiff City without scoring a single goal while shipping six times.
- Since it became known as the Championship in 2004-05, only Preston against QPR (32) has been played more often as a Championship league fixture than Derby vs Cardiff (30 times).
- Derby County have won their last eight home league games, keeping a clean sheet in seven of those wins, including each of the last six. The Rams last had a longer home winning run between August and December 1975 (11 in a row).
- Cardiff have conceded more goals than any other Championship side this season (10 goals), the most the Bluebirds have shipped in their opening four league games since 1988-89 (12). Despite this porous start, only four Championship sides have faced fewer shots than Cardiff so far in 2024-25 (37).
- Kayden Jackson has been involved in five goals in his last eight home Championship appearances (3 goals, 2 assists), scoring in each of his first two at Pride Park for Derby. He is the first Rams player to score in his first two home Championship appearances since Patrick Bamford in January 2014.