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Match predictionOur tip: 1-1
Derby County vs Cardiff City Prediction: Tactical Clash at Pride Park
Derby host Cardiff at Pride Park on 22 August 2026 in Gameweek 2 of the EFL Championship, with both sides arriving from very different starting points. Derby sit 17th with no points after a 1-2 defeat to Charlton, while Cardiff…
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- It's week 2 of the 2026-2027 Championship on 2026-08-22 at 15:00 GMT, when Derby County and Cardiff City go head-to-head.
- With the data available to us, J. Eustace and Brian Barry-Murphy have not met as managers before.
- In the table Derby County are 17th (0 pts) and Cardiff City sit 13th with 1 pt.
- Derby County are missing 3 players: P. Agyemang (Achilles Tendon Injury), M. Clarke (Injury), D. Murkin (Hamstring Injury) while Cardiff City are missing 2 players: W. Fish (Inactive), D. Lawlor (Injury).
- Projected to use a four-defender base in 4-2-3-1, Derby County should be met by Cardiff City's expected 4-2-3-1.
- Derby County suffered a 1-2 defeat to Charlton Athletic, while Cardiff City managed a 1-1 draw versus Wrexham.
- Derby County's form is 1-1-3 recently, but Cardiff City are on a roll with 4-1-0 in their last 5 matches.
- Cardiff City hold the upper hand H2H: of 32 meetings, they've triumphed 14 times, conceded 9 times and shared 9 draws.
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Match Info
Team Kits
Derby
Cardiff
Events
| 9' | C. Blackett-Taylor | ||
| 19' | 0 - 1 | ||
| 26' | 1 - 1 | ||
| 39' | 1 - 2 | ||
HT 1 - 2 | |||
| 49' | 2 - 2 | ||
| 53' | A. Robertson | ||
| 55' | O. Fraulo | ||
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| 60' | L. Travis | ||
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| 80' | M. Johnston | ||
| 85' | D. Sanderson | ||
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Derby is going head to head with Cardiff on 22/8/2026 14:00 GMT for the England Championship. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Derby v Cardiff H2H statistics!