Derby County 2-2 Cardiff — Prediction Result

Derby County vs Cardiff tips

Published Thu 20 Aug, before kick-off

Match statistics

Derby County vs Cardiff: expected goals, shots, possession and discipline, home on the left, away on the right
Derby County	Statistic	Cardiff
1.62	Expected goals (xG)	1.98
15	Shots	16
7	Shots on target	7
12	Shots inside the box	10
36%	Possession	64%
282	Passes	521
79%	Pass accuracy	85%
7	Corners	7
12	Fouls	10
5	Yellow cards	1
4	Goalkeeper saves	4

Derby County finished +0.4 goals against its expected goals (xG), Cardiff 0.0.

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Derby County vs Cardiff odds

Result

No tip

Result: price for each selection
Derby County win	Draw	Cardiff win
1.98	3.60✓, happened	3.75

No tip here: no side is a clear favourite, so the tip is in Double chance.

Likeliest score 1–1 · final 2–2

Goals

Trust 5 · ✗ Lost

Goal lines: price for over and under
Line	Over	Under
2.5	—✓Over 2.5, happened	—Under 2.5, our tip, Trust 5

Under 2.5 landed in 3 of Derby County's last 10 and 4 of Cardiff's · 52% of Championship matches.

Both teams to score

Trust 5 · ✓ Won

Both teams to score: price for each selection
Yes	No
—✓Our tip, Trust 5, happened	—

Both teams scored in 8 of Derby County's last 10 and 7 of Cardiff's · 52% of Championship matches.

Double chance

Trust 8 · ✓ Won

Double chance: price for each selection
Derby County or draw	Derby County or Cardiff	Draw or Cardiff
1.28✓Our tip, Trust 8, happened	1.30	1.84✓, happened

Derby County vs Cardiff: team stats

Derby County vs Cardiff: season metrics compared, longer bars are better within the league
Derby County		Cardiff
22nd	Position	21st
5	Points	7
0.9	Goals / game	1.3
0.91	xG for / game	1.69
2.02	xG against / game	1.39
1.00	Points / game (last 10)	2.00
1.6	Conceded / game	1.7
1 of 10	Clean sheets	2 of 10

Longer bar, stronger side. Season: Championship. Last 10: all competitions.

Derby County vs Cardiff: head-to-head · last 4

1Derby County wins

0Draws

3Cardiff wins

25 Jan 25Cardiff2–1Derby County
14 Sep 24Derby County1–0Cardiff
7 May 22Derby County0–1Cardiff
1 Mar 22Cardiff1–0Derby County

Derby County and Cardiff: form · last 10

Derby County10 / 30 pts

LCharlton2–1Derby County
DRotherham1–1Derby County
LBurton Albion1–0Derby County
WMansfield Town1–3Derby County
LDerby County1–2Valencia
LFreiburg3–1Derby County
WAlfreton Town0–2Derby County
LDerby County1–2Sheffield Utd
WQPR2–3Derby County
LNorwich2–1Derby County

Cardiff20 / 30 pts

DCardiff1–1Wrexham
WCardiff4–1Roma
WForest Green1–5Cardiff
LCardiff0–6Midtjylland
LMansfield Town5–4Cardiff
WCardiff5–1Northampton
WCardiff1–0Port Vale
WReading FC1–3Cardiff
DHuddersfield Town AFC1–1Cardiff
WCardiff2–0Bolton

Championship table

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Championship table, 2026-27, with Derby County and Cardiff highlighted in their colours
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Swansea	8	5	2	1	+7	17
2	West Ham	8	4	3	1	+11	15
3	Middlesbrough	8	4	3	1	+4	15
4	Wolves	7	4	2	1	+5	14
5	West Brom	8	4	2	2	+2	14
6	QPR	8	3	4	1	+3	13
7	Stoke	8	4	1	3	+1	13
8	Bristol City	8	4	1	3	-1	13
9	Charlton	8	3	3	2	-3	12
10	Birmingham	8	2	5	1	+1	11
11	Millwall	8	3	2	3	0	11
12	Lincoln City	8	3	2	3	-1	11
13	Southampton	8	4	2	2	+9	10
14	Wrexham	8	2	4	2	-3	10
15	Bolton	8	3	1	4	-4	10
16	Blackburn	8	2	3	3	0	9
17	Norwich	8	3	0	5	-1	9
18	Sheffield Utd	8	2	3	3	-2	9
19	Portsmouth	7	2	2	3	-1	8
20	Watford	8	2	2	4	-3	8
21	Cardiff	8	1	4	3	-2	7
22	Derby County	8	1	2	5	-7	5
23	Preston NE	8	1	1	6	-7	4
24	Burnley	8	0	4	4	-8	4

Frequently asked questions

What was the final score in Derby County vs Cardiff?

Derby County 2–2 Cardiff, played on Sat 22 Aug in the Championship.

Did FootInsights get Derby County vs Cardiff right?

Our Best Tip was Derby County or draw at 1.28, Trust 8 out of 10, and it won. 2 of our 3 pre-match tips on this match won. Every Best Tip stays on our public track record, wins and losses alike.

Did both teams score in Derby County vs Cardiff?

Yes — the match finished 2–2. Our tip was Both Score: Yes, and it won.

Were there over 2.5 goals in Derby County vs Cardiff?

Yes — 4 goals in total. Our goals tip was Under 2.5 goals, and it lost.