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Derby County face a trip to Cardiff City at Ninian Park on Tuesday 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 13 and win only 3 of the 23 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2009, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 1 thriller, in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Wed 08 Apr | Cardiff City | 4 - 1 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 20 Sep | Derby County | 1 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 17 Mar | Derby County | 3 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 28 Oct | Cardiff City | 2 - 2 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 17 Dec | Cardiff City | 0 - 0 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 20 Aug | Derby County | 2 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 01 Jan | Derby County | 0 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Cardiff City are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Bluebirds, with 5 goals against.
The away form of Derby County is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Rams have hit 6 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Cardiff City's 13 points from 9 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Derby County find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 10 points from their 9 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 3 |
| Derby County | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 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 City | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Derby County | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 7 away matches. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |