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Derby v Cardiff, EFL Championship, Sat, 22 Aug 2026: statistics and head to head

2026-27, Matchday 2. Sat, 22 Aug 2026

DerbyHome
22Full time, half-time 1–2
CardiffAway

Draw. Goal margin: 0.

LLLDDLeague form, oldest to newestLDLWL

Restored from the 11 October backup. Current updates are not connected.

Pride Park Stadium. Photo: Arne Müseler / arne-mueseler.com / Original source, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, cropped and resized.

Stored context before this match

Before this match, Derby have 0 scored home results and Cardiff 0 scored away results stored in 2026-27. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Derby at home: unavailable (no measured PPG sample); Cardiff away: unavailable (no measured PPG sample). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Earlier stored meetings: 10. Derby: 2 wins; Cardiff: 5 wins; draws: 3.

Only scored source results before the recorded kickoff enter this statistical brief; same-day records with unknown kickoff order are excluded.

A plain reading of the stored figures. No verified written preview is current for this match.

How the goals came

No timeline: goal minutes, cards and substitutions are not stored for this match. The goals are shown by half instead.

First half12
Second half10

The match in numbers

DerbyCardiff
  • 15Shots16
  • 7Shots on target7
  • 1.62xG1.98
  • 7Corners7
  • 12Fouls10
  • 5Yellow cards1
  • 0Red cards0

From shots to goals

Derby

xG 1.62
  • Shots15
  • On target7
  • Goals2

47% of shots on target, 29% of those scored.

Cardiff

xG 1.98
  • Shots16
  • On target7
  • Goals2

44% of shots on target, 29% of those scored.

Counts only. Shot positions are not stored, so no shot map is drawn.

Prediction

Prototype model, not yet validated

No prediction is shown for a finished match. The model keeps no figure from before kick-off, so showing one now would be written with the result already known.

How the model works

Head to head

Meetings before this match. Same-day meetings qualify only when both recorded kickoff times establish an earlier start.

10 valid scored meetings from a bounded window of up to 10 stored meetings, any competition. Clean sheets count each named club separately; a 0–0 gives both clubs a clean sheet.

2
Derby wins
3
Draws
5
Cardiff wins
Goals / meeting
2.10
21 goals in 10 meetings
Both scored
50%
5 of 10 meetings
Over 1.5
60%
6 of 10 meetings
Over 2.5
40%
4 of 10 meetings
Over 3.5
20%
2 of 10 meetings
Derby clean sheets
20%
2 of 10 meetings
Cardiff clean sheets
40%
4 of 10 meetings
Corners / meeting
10.40
10 with corner data
Cards / meeting
3.60
10 with card data
  1. Cardiff v DerbySat, 25 Jan 2025 · EFL Championship 2024-252–1HT 0–0
  2. Derby v CardiffSat, 14 Sept 2024 · EFL Championship 2024-251–0HT 1–0
  3. Derby v CardiffSat, 7 May 2022 · EFL Championship 2021-220–1HT 0–0
  4. Cardiff v DerbyTue, 1 Mar 2022 · EFL Championship 2021-221–0HT 0–0
  5. Cardiff v DerbyTue, 2 Mar 2021 · EFL Championship 2020-214–0HT 1–0
  6. Derby v CardiffWed, 28 Oct 2020 · EFL Championship 2020-211–1HT 1–0
  7. Cardiff v DerbyTue, 14 Jul 2020 · EFL Championship 2019-202–1HT 1–1
  8. Derby v CardiffFri, 13 Sept 2019 · EFL Championship 2019-201–1HT 1–1
  9. Derby v CardiffTue, 24 Apr 2018 · EFL Championship 2017-183–1HT 0–1
  10. Cardiff v DerbySat, 30 Sept 2017 · EFL Championship 2017-180–0HT 0–0

Latest stored form

These are the clubs’ latest stored results across competitions, independent of this fixture’s date.

Home and awayAll matches
Derby at homeLDLLLD
Cardiff awayLDLLLL

Any competition, newest first. The form chips read oldest to newest. C = corners, Y = cards (for and against).

Stored season rate grid

Arithmetic averages of both clubs' stored whole-season rates, with each source sample shown. These aggregates can include results after this fixture.

Home and awayOverall
Derby at home, Cardiff away
  • 60%
    Both teams scored
    League 67%
    5 + 5 matches
  • 100%
    Over 0.5 goals
    League 93%
    5 + 5 matches
  • 80%
    Over 1.5 goals
    League 79%
    5 + 5 matches
  • 60%
    Over 2.5 goals
    League 62%
    5 + 5 matches
  • 20%
    Over 3.5 goals
    League 34%
    5 + 5 matches
  • 0%
    Over 4.5 goals
    League 9%
    5 + 5 matches
  • 2.6
    Avg total goals
    League 2.85
    5 + 5 matches
  • 90%
    1st half over 0.5
    League 79%
    5 + 5 matches
  • 50%
    1st half over 1.5
    League 40%
    5 + 5 matches
  • 12.3
    Corners per match
    League 10.60
    4 + 4 matches
  • 88%
    Corners over 8.5
    League 71%
    4 + 4 matches
  • 88%
    Corners over 9.5
    League 59%
    4 + 4 matches
  • 88%
    Corners over 10.5
    League 49%
    4 + 4 matches
  • 4.9
    Cards per match
    League 3.92
    4 + 4 matches
  • 88%
    Cards over 3.5
    League 48%
    4 + 4 matches
  • 63%
    Cards over 4.5
    League 36%
    4 + 4 matches

Stored season context, 2026-27

Season figures include all stored results in this competition-season. Ratings use the latest stored calculation; these sections can include information after this fixture.

Season comparison, 2026-27

Home and awayOverall
Derby at home, Cardiff away
Derby (home)Cardiff (away)
23Position21
DLLLDLast 5, oldest to newestDLLLL
5Played5
0.40Points per match0.20
0%Win %0%
0.80Scored / match0.80
1.80Conceded / match1.80
2.60Avg total goals2.60
60%Both scored60%
0%Clean sheets0%
40%Failed to score40%
1.18xG for1.43
2.13xG against1.73

Half by half

DerbyCardiff
  • 0.601st half scored / match0.40
  • 1.201st half conceded / match1.00
  • 0.202nd half scored / match0.40
  • 0.602nd half conceded / match0.80
  • 20%Leading at half-time20%
  • 100%1st half over 0.580%
  • 60%1st half over 1.540%
  • 80%2nd half over 0.5100%
  • 0%2nd half over 1.520%
  • 20%Scored in both halves0%

Goals, shots, corners and cards

Derby at home, Cardiff away, this season.

Goals

DerbyCardiff
  • 0.80Scored / match0.80
  • 1.80Conceded / match1.80
  • 2.60Match total / match2.60
  • 60%Scored 1+60%
  • 20%Scored 2+20%
  • 100%Conceded 1+100%
  • 60%Conceded 2+80%
  • 80%Match over 1.580%
  • 60%Match over 2.560%
  • 20%Match over 3.520%

Shots and xG

DerbyCardiff
  • 13.50Shots for14.50
  • 15.50Shots against14.25
  • 3.50On target for6.25
  • 7.25On target against5.25
  • 6%Shot conversion5%
  • 1.18xG for1.43
  • 2.13xG against1.73

Corners

DerbyCardiff
  • 8.25Corners for7.00
  • 5.00Corners against4.25
  • 13.25Match total11.25
  • 100%Over 7.575%
  • 100%Over 8.575%
  • 100%Over 9.575%
  • 100%Over 10.575%
  • 75%Over 11.575%

Cards

DerbyCardiff
  • 2.25Cards for2.25
  • 2.75Cards against2.50
  • 5.00Match total4.75
  • 100%Over 2.575%
  • 100%Over 3.575%
  • 75%Over 4.550%
  • 25%Over 5.550%
  • 12.00Fouls committed11.75
Referee this season
R Ricardo
Matches
3
Cards / match
4.33
3 matches
Over 3.5 cards
67%
3 matches
Over 4.5 cards
67%
3 matches
Fouls / match
24.00
3 matches

The table, 2026-27

#ClubPGDPts
19Portsmouth7-18
20Watford9-78
21Cardiff9-37
22Burnley9-47
23Derby9-76
24Preston9-84
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