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Derby County play host to Cardiff City at Pride Park at lunchtime on Saturday, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 19 games played, Rams have recorded 8 wins, and Cardiff City have come away with 7 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Derby County was well over fifteen years ago, back in March 1986, the Rams carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Third Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Mon 25 Aug | Cardiff City | 4 - 1 | Derby County | LD1 |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 01 Mar | Derby County | 2-1 | Cardiff City | DIV3 |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 28 Sep | Cardiff City | 0 - 2 | Derby County | DIV3 |
| 1983/1984 | Mon 23 Apr | Cardiff City | 1 - 0 | Derby County | DIV2 |
| 1983/1984 | Tue 27 Dec | Derby County | 2 - 3 | Cardiff City | DIV2 |
| 1981/1982 | Sat 01 May | Derby County | 0 - 0 | Cardiff City | DIV2 |
| 1981/1982 | Fri 04 Dec | Cardiff City | 1 - 0 | Derby County | DIV2 |
Recent respective form guides
Derby County have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Rams in those games, with 8 conceded.
The Bluebirds have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Bluebirds's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Derby County are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 30 points from 29 matches. Cardiff City's 42 points from 29 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Derby County | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 6 |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Derby County are performing very well at home, but your FootyMad panel reckons that the overall quality of Cardiff City will prove too much for the homesters. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Derby County | 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Cardiff City | 6 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |