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Derby County vs Cardiff City: result, lineups and stats

Derby County 23 · 7 points
2 - 2
Cardiff City 16 · 14 points
  • 26' Carlton Morris
  • 49' Bobby Clark
  • 19' Cian Ashford
  • 39' Yousef Salech

Lineups Derby County vs Cardiff City

Derby County 4-2-3-1 · John Eustace
1 Zetterström
18 Taylor
6 Langås
28 Sanderson
22 Johnston
20 Mowatt
27 Travis
33 Blackett-Taylor
29 Fraulo
8 Clark
9 Morris
  • 65' Ryan Hedges Oscar Fraulo
  • 65' Rhian Brewster Corey Blackett-Taylor
  • 88' Ryan Nyambe Max Johnston
  • 88' Lars-Jørgen Salvesen Carlton Morris

Lineup for Derby County: Zetterström, Taylor, Langås, Sanderson, Johnston, Mowatt, Travis, Blackett-Taylor, Fraulo, Clark, Morris

Bench
  • 31 J. Vickers
  • 3 C. Forsyth
  • 24 R. Nyambe 88'
  • 37 O. Eames
  • 23 J. Ward
  • 13 F. Bilbija
  • 26 R. Hedges 65'
  • 15 L. Salvesen 88'
  • 10 R. Brewster 65'
Absentees Derby County

Forsyth, Taylor, Murkin, Travis, Clarke, Agyemang, Langås (injured), Sanderson (suspended), Cashin (unavailable)

Cardiff City 4-2-3-1 · Brian Barry-Murphy
1 Trott
23 Scanlon
3 Bagan
38 Ng
44 Kpakio
18 Robertson
8 Moylan
45 Ashford
10 Colwill
11 Tanner
9 Salech
  • 59' David Turnbull Rubin Colwill
  • 59' Chris Willock Cian Ashford
  • 71' Joel Colwill Jack Moylan
  • 71' Isaak Davies Ollie Tanner

Lineup for Cardiff City: Trott, Scanlon, Bagan, Ng, Kpakio, Robertson, Moylan, Ashford, Colwill, Tanner, Salech

Bench
  • 30 H. Tyrer
  • 41 M. Turner
  • 40 N. Anyadike
  • 14 D. Turnbull 59'
  • 16 C. Willock 59'
  • 27 J. Colwill 71'
  • 33 R. Tankiewicz
  • 39 I. Davies 71'
  • 47 C. Robinson
Absentees Cardiff City

Chambers, Lawlor (injured), Osho (suspended), Robinson, Bielik (doubtful)

Stats Derby County vs Cardiff City

Derby County Match Cardiff City
  • 1.62 xG 1.98
  • 36% Possession 64%
  • 15 Shots 16
  • 7 Shots on target 7
  • 7 Shots off target 6
  • 7 Corners 7
  • 12 Fouls 10
  • 5 Offsides 0
  • 5 Yellow cards 1
  • 0 Red cards 0

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

Derby County

  1. Bobby Clark 3 goals 2 assists
  2. Sammie Szmodics 3 goals 1 assists
  3. Lars-Jørgen Salvesen 2 goals 0 assists
  4. Carlton Morris 1 goals 1 assists
  5. Mohammed Fuseini 1 goals 1 assists

Cardiff City

  1. Jack Moylan 6 goals 3 assists
  2. Ollie Tanner 2 goals 4 assists
  3. Yousef Salech 3 goals 1 assists
  4. Cian Ashford 2 goals 2 assists
  5. Callum Robinson 2 goals 0 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

Derby County

Player Starts Min. Form
Bobby Clark 5/5 441 solid
Joe Ward 5/5 441 solid
Dion Sanderson 5/5 426 solid
Ryan Hedges 5/5 423 mixed
Carlton Morris 5/5 417 mixed
David Ozoh 5/5 398 mixed
Sammie Szmodics 5/5 392 solid
Josh Vickers 4/4 360 poor

Cardiff City

Player Starts Min. Form
Nathan Trott 5/5 450 solid
Alex Robertson 5/5 450 solid
Joel Bagan 5/5 430 solid
Jack Moylan 5/5 418 excellent
Ollie Tanner 5/5 389 strong
Joel Colwill 5/5 386 mixed
Perry Ng 4/4 360 mixed
Cian Ashford 4/5 349 solid

Team comparison

DER home Per match CAR away
0.33 Points 0.33
0.67 Goals for 1.00
1.67 Goals against 1.83
1.59 xG for 1.53
1.61 xG against 1.96
6.7 Corners 6.3
LLLDL Home and away form LLLLD

Derby County vs Cardiff City: head-to-head record

26 previous meetings
6 Derby County 7 draws 13 Cardiff City
  • Goals per match2.85
  • Both teams scored58%
  • Over 2.5 goals46%
  • Jan 2025 Cardiff City 2 - 1 Derby County
  • Sep 2024 Derby County 1 - 0 Cardiff City
  • May 2022 Derby County 0 - 1 Cardiff City
  • Mar 2022 Cardiff City 1 - 0 Derby County
  • Mar 2021 Cardiff City 4 - 0 Derby County
  • Oct 2020 Derby County 1 - 1 Cardiff City
  • Jul 2020 Cardiff City 2 - 1 Derby County
  • Sep 2019 Derby County 1 - 1 Cardiff City
  • Apr 2018 Derby County 3 - 1 Cardiff City
  • Sep 2017 Cardiff City 0 - 0 Derby County

Frequently asked questions

Who is the referee for Derby County vs Cardiff City?

The referee for Derby County vs Cardiff City was Rueben Ricardo.

Who is unavailable for Derby County against Cardiff City?

Derby County are without Craig Forsyth (knee injury), Charlie Taylor (injury), Derry Murkin (hamstring injury), Dion Sanderson (red card), Eiram Cashin (not registered) and Lewis Travis (ankle injury). The full list is above, with the injuries and suspensions.

Who is unavailable for Cardiff City against Derby County?

Cardiff City are without Callum Robinson (not registered), Krystian Bielik (not registered), Calum Chambers (knee injury), Dylan Lawlor (hamstring injury) and Gabriel Osho (red card).

What formation do Derby County play?

Derby County have used a 4-2-3-1 formation in their last 5 matches under Eustace.

What formation do Cardiff City play?

Cardiff City have used a 4-2-3-1 in 4 of their last 5 matches. In their last match, they played a 4-2-3-1.

How did the last meeting between Derby County and Cardiff City finish?

On 25 January 2025, Cardiff City vs Derby County finished 2-1.

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