Derby vs Cardiff Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 14th September 2024
Derby enjoy home advantage, when visitors Cardiff swing by on Saturday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
The hosts are currently 10th in the Championship standings with six points after four rounds. Cardiff are trailing behind them on one points, which makes them 24th in the rankings ahead of their next game.
Cardiff have only managed to claim one point after a single draw from four matches this season. After four encounters, Derby have scraped together six points which hands them number 10 in the Championship table.
Derby are aiming to extend the lead on Cardiff in the standings as they go toe-to-toe on Saturday. On the other hand, the hosts should be motivated to not let the current gap get any bigger.
Derby are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 13 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.3 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 14 goals, or an average of 1.4 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to three clean sheets in this run.
Cardiff scored nine goals, conceded 26 and kept their opponents from scoring one times in ten matches.
Derby face off against Cardiff for the first time in a while, with Cardiff claiming a 1-0 win at Pride Park back then.
Derby vs Cardiff Prediction
Derby Form
Derby recorded a win, a draw and a defeat in their last three matches. They lost 2-1 against Watford, before drawing 0-0 with Barrow. They won their most recent game 3-0 against Bristol City. Derby managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship. They drew none though, while losing twice in this series. They scored eight goals and conceded five times.
Derby’s priority for this season will be to stay clear of the relegation zone, while challenging for a spot in the upper half of the Championship.
Cardiff Form
In their previous three games, Cardiff drew 1-1 with Swansea, then lost 3-5 against Southampton and 0-2 against Middlesbrough. In their last six away matches in the Championship, Cardiff won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying 15 goals conceded and seven scored.
Derby’s priority for this season will be to stay clear of the relegation zone, while challenging for a spot in the upper half of the Championship.
Cardiff and Derby seem to find it tough getting their defensively lines in order, as they both concede too many goals. We hope the trend continues this coming Saturday, as we aim for both teams to score.
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Derby vs Cardiff Stats
- In the last 15 Derby home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Derby have won the last 11 home matches in a row
- Derby have won the last 11 home matches in a row and the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Derby have scored in 30 of the last 32 home matches
- Derby have won 7 of the last 9 home matches without conceding a goal
- Cardiff have conceded in 13 of the last 14 matches in the Championship
- Cardiff have lost 3 of the last 4 matches in the Championship without scoring a goal
- In 9 of the last 11 Cardiff matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Cardiff have not won the last 6 matches in a row in the Championship
- Cardiff have scored in 11 of the last 13 away matches
Derby vs Cardiff Squads
Derby Squad
Paul Warne will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Cardiff from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Championship this season):
Jacob Widell Zetterstroem (0/2), Josh Vickers (0/2), Rohan Luthra (0/0), Callum Elder (0/4), Craig Forsyth (0/4), Curtis Nelson (1/4), Eiran Cashin (0/3), Jake Rooney (0/0), Kane Wilson (1/2), Nathaniel Phillips (0/0), Ryan Nyambe (0/3), Sonny Bradley (0/2), Ben Osborn (0/2), Ben Radcliffe (0/0), Dajaune Brown (0/0), Ebou Adams (1/4), Ivan Calero (0/0), Joe Ward (0/2), Kenzo Goudmijn (1/4), Liam Thompson (0/4), Marcus Harness (0/0), Tom Koblenz (0/0), Tyrese Fornah (0/1), Conor Washington (0/0), Corey Blackett-Taylor (0/0), James Collins (0/3), Jerry Yates (0/2), Kayden Jackson (2/4), Kwame Thomas (0/0), Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (0/4), Tawanda Chirewa (0/0), Tom Barkhuizen (0/4).
Cardiff Squad
Listed below is the full squad of Cardiff players that the manager Erol Bulut will choose from for the upcoming game:
Ethan Horvath (0/4), Jak Alnwick (0/0), Matthew Turner (0/0), Calum Chambers (0/4), Dimitrios Goutas (0/3), Jamilu Collins (0/0), Jesper Daland (0/0), Joel Bagan (0/1), Josh Beecher (0/0), Luey Giles (0/0), Malachi Walcott (0/0), Perry Ng (0/4), Ronan Kpakio (0/0), Ryotaro Tsunoda (0/0), Aaron Ramsey (0/4), Adeteye Gbadehan (0/0), Alex Robertson (0/2), Andy Rinomhota (0/0), Anwar El-Ghazi (0/2), Callum O'Dowda (0/4), Cian Ashford (0/0), Cody Twose (0/0), Dakarai Mafico (0/0), David Turnbull (0/1), Joe Ralls (0/2), Manolis Siopis (0/4), Michael Reindorf (0/0), Rubin Colwill (0/4), William Fish (0/0), Callum Robinson (1/4), Chris Willock (0/4), Isaak Davies (0/0), Kion Etete (0/0), Ollie Tanner (0/4), Wilfried Kanga (0/4), Yakou Meite (0/4).
Derby vs Cardiff Team News
Derby have an almost full squad available against Cardiff at Pride Park with only one player possibly missing. There is no need for Jerry Yates to show up in the Derby dressing room, as he is suspended.
Derby vs Cardiff Lineups
Derby vs Cardiff H2H
The last time Derby faced off against Cardiff, Cardiff claimed a 1-0 win at Pride Park. In last ten encounters between the clubs, Cardiff have been the dominant force winning five matches against Derby. The bookies have Cardiff to win this match at best price odds of 19/10.
Derby vs Cardiff Results
Both teams to score paid out five times in the previous ten matches between home side Derby and Cardiff. Best priced odds on BTTS with the bookies are at 4/5.
Derby vs Cardiff Betting Tips
Kayden Jackson found the target two times in his previous six matches, whereas Callum Robinson just scored once in a similar number of matches.
Of their last 10 matches at home across all tournaments Derby won ten times and lost zero as well. Cardiff won four times, drew three and lost three of their last 10 games away from home. Derby won an amazing seven of their previous 10 matches at Pride Park without conceding a goal. Will they manage to add another clean sheet with three points? Depending on your betting strategy, a home win to nil certainly looks worth considering for an accumulator.
Under 2.5 goals happened four times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Derby managed an average of 1.1 goals, with Cardiff averaging 1.5 goals in these. Both teams not to score was a winning bet five times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Derby, who scored an average of 1.5 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Cardiff's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.2 goals in these matches.