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Cardiff City prepare to entertain Derby County at Ninian Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Bluebirds are clearly on top, having won 12 and lost only 2 of the 19 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ninian Park was just last season, in August 2003, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4-1 thriller, in a League Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 07 Feb | Derby County | 2 - 2 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Mon 25 Aug | Cardiff City | 4-1 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 01 Mar | Derby County | 2 - 1 | Cardiff City | LGE1 |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 28 Sep | Cardiff City | 0 - 2 | Derby County | LGE1 |
| 1983/1984 | Mon 23 Apr | Cardiff City | 1 - 0 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 1983/1984 | Tue 27 Dec | Derby County | 2 - 3 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 1981/1982 | Sat 01 May | Derby County | 0 - 0 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Cardiff City have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 in the wrong end.
The away form of Derby County is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. Rams have conceded 7 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Cardiff City are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 5 points from their 8 games thus far. Derby County find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 9 points from their 7 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 2 |
| Derby County | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Your FootyMad panel thinks that Cardiff City's indifferent home form is due to continue with a narrow home defeat against Derby County. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cardiff City | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 7 most recent games. |
| Derby County | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 14 outings ago. |