Saturday 25th January, ko 3:00pm
A rare Saturday 3pm home game.
Match Officials:
Referee: Dean Whitestone
Assistants: Daniel Leach and Richard Woodward
Fourth Official : Scott Simpson
City are 1 point ahead of Derby going into this match. Since Dec 29th Cardiff are unbeaten in six league games with W2 and D4, and a win in the FA Cup. Derby have lost their last five league games and were knocked out of the Cup by Leyton Orient.
Match Stats:
Cardiff City have won each of their last three home league games against Derby County, with those victories coming via a combined 7-1 scoreline.
After winning the reverse fixture 1-0 in September, Derby County will be looking to produce a first league double over Cardiff City since the 1985-86 season.
Cardiff have won just one of their last seven home league games (D2 L4), though that sole victory did come last time out in a 3-0 Welsh derby win over Swansea.
Since returning to the Championship this season, Derby have won just one of their 14 away league games in total (D4 L9). Only Plymouth have won fewer on the road (0) than the Rams.
Derby have lost each of their last five away league games against sides from Wales since a 3-2 victory over Swansea in February 2020. The Rams haven’t lost more in succession since 1965 (nine defeats).