FootyMAD Derby County match preview

History of the Cardiff City v Derby County fixture

Cardiff play host to Derby County at Ninian Park on Monday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Bluebirds are clearly on top, having won 11 and lost only 2 of the 18 games.

The last time the two teams met at Cardiff was well over fifteen years ago, back in September 1985, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-2 winners in a Third Division match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
1985/1986	Sat 01 Mar	Derby	2 - 1	Cardiff	DIV3
1985/1986	Sat 28 Sep	Cardiff	0-2	Derby	DIV3
1983/1984	Mon 23 Apr	Cardiff	1 - 0	Derby	DIV2
1983/1984	Tue 27 Dec	Derby	2 - 3	Cardiff	DIV2
1981/1982	Sat 01 May	Derby	0 - 0	Cardiff	DIV2
1981/1982	Fri 04 Dec	Cardiff	1 - 0	Derby	DIV2
1980/1981	Sat 02 May	Cardiff	0 - 0	Derby	DIV2

Recent respective form guides

Cardiff City have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 in the wrong end.

The away form of Derby is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Rams have hit 6 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Cardiff see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide League Division One, showing a record of 4 points from their 3 games played so far, Derby are stuck down in the relegation zone of Nationwide League Division One with a return of just 1 points from their 3 games thus far.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Cardiff	6	2	3	1	3	3	9
Derby	6	2	0	4	7	11	6

FootyMad's prediction ...

Its a close one to call, but I think that Bluebirds's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Derby. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Cardiff	Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Unbeaten run of 5 matches.
Derby	Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games.