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Derby travel to take on Cardiff City at Ninian Park on Monday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Rams will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 11 and win 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 ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Bluebirds, as the Rams have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. 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. |