Ace Football previews the Championship game between Derby and Cardiff who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
As the early season favourites, Derby will look to justify their title credentials this coming Saturday when they take on Cardiff for a round 2 match in the Championship.
Derby came away from their premiere match of the season with nothing to show for it and hope to make amends in the upcoming match.
Team form: Derby vs Cardiff
Derby Form
Derby have had to endure a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 1-2 by Sheffield United, before Lincoln City ran out 1-2 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Charlton, who came out 2-1 winners. Derby have been in potent form at Pride Park, winning no less than five of the past six Championship matches here. They also hammered in ten goals, while letting in four as they also lost once.
Cardiff Form
In their last three matches, Cardiff lost 5-4 against Mansfield, won 3-2 against Swindon, and drew 1-1 with Wrexham. Cardiff claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Championship. They also drew two and were defeated three times, as they were outscored by 11 goals to seven.
Betting stats for Derby and Cardiff
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Derby and Cardiff played across all tournaments.
- In 14 of the last 16 Derby home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 13 Derby home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Derby matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Derby have lost the last 3 home matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In the last 4 Derby matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 6 Cardiff matches the sum of goals was over 4.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Cardiff matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 6 Cardiff matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- Cardiff have won the last 3 matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 4.5
- In the last 6 Cardiff matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players on top: Derby vs Cardiff
Look no further than Sammie Szmodics, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Derby in the Championship, while Yousef Salech managed three goals in the last half dozen matches for Cardiff in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.
Betting markets: Derby vs Cardiff
Full-time result
Derby claimed six wins in their previous 10 matches at Pride Park across all tournaments. They lost four as well, while visitors Cardiff won five of their last 10 away matches. They drew three and lost two.
Both teams to score
Derby scored first in six of their last ten home games. Cardiff scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Derby games Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Derby managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Cardiff kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Derby’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Cardiff, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.7 times goals per game. Derby scored at least one goal in their last 10 matches.
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