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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 25 games played, Bluebirds have recorded 8 wins, and Derby County have come away with 11 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2010, with Derby County running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sun 02 May | Derby County | 2 - 0 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Tue 29 Sep | Cardiff City | 6 - 1 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Wed 08 Apr | Cardiff City | 4 - 1 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 20 Sep | Derby County | 1 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 17 Mar | Derby County | 3 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 28 Oct | Cardiff City | 2 - 2 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 17 Dec | Cardiff City | 0 - 0 | 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 9 goals have been scored by the Rams in those games, with 6 conceded.
The Bluebirds have had a decent run of form away from home recently, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The Bluebirds's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 6 goals for and 4 against.
Derby County's 3 points from 1 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Cardiff City's 1 points from 1 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Derby County | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Cardiff City are in smashing form away from home at present, and Footymad sees this carrying them to a narrow victory at Derby County. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Derby County | Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Cardiff City | 5 games since last away draw. |