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Derby County prepare to entertain Cardiff City at Pride Park on Saturday afternoon,
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Pride Park was less than a year ago, in January 2005, with Cardiff City inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Rams in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 01 Jan | Derby County | 0-1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 18 Sep | Cardiff City | 0 - 2 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Derby County are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Rams in those games, with 3 conceded.
Cardiff City have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The Bluebirds's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Derby County's total of 5 points from their 3 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca Cola Championship. Cardiff City find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 3 points from their 3 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Derby County | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 9 |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Cardiff City is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Rams in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Derby County | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Cardiff City | Not won in previous 4 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |