Derby County and Cardiff City meet at iPro Stadium, in a match for the 7th round of the Championship. The history of direct matches played in this stadium is favorable to the home team, which in the last 4 games won 2, drew 1 and lost 1. Indeed, the last time these two teams played a game in this stadium, in 24 -04-2018, for the Championship, Derby County won by (3‑1). C. Jerome (69 ‘e 90’) and M. Vydra (82 ‘) scored the goals of the match, for Derby County, and C. Paterson (28’), for Cardiff City.
Derby County:
After 1 win, 3 draws and 2 losses, the home team is currently in 19th place, with 6 points won. In his last game, he lost with Brentford out by (3‑0), after in the previous match having tied for (1‑1) at home, in a game against West Bromwich Albion. In its last 10 home games, Derby County records 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 5 of the last 6 games for this competition, so he has not been very strong defensively.
Derby County comes to this unmotivated match, after losing 3-0 at Brentford, adding their fifth consecutive victory without a victory in this competition. In this match against Cardiff, coach Phillip Cocu will have to attack from the first minutes, taking advantage of all the weaknesses of the opponent. Tom Lawrence is one of the most dangerous players in the attack front, who is very competent to transport the ball to the attack. On the other hand, Martyn Waghorn is the best Derby gunner, with 3 goals scored. For this game, the coach can count on all his players.
Cardiff City :
The visiting team is currently in the 13th position, with 8 points won, after 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. In the penultimate match, he drew away against Blackburn Rovers (0-0). In the last game, he tied at home against Fulham by (1‑1). In its last 10 away games Cardiff City records 3 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 5 of the last 6 games for this competition, so he was not very strong defensively.
Cardiff comes to this game with a 1-1 draw against Fulham, adding the second consecutive game without tasting the taste of victory in this championship: Murphy scored the only goal of the team. In this match against Derby Coubty, coach Neil Warnock must play in the usual 4-3-3, with Murphy, Whyte and Glatzel as the offensive references of outsiders. It is natural that visitors are very defensive in the game, since they have many difficulties in their style of play. At the individual level we highlight Joe Ralls, with 2 goals scored. The Cardiff coach can count on all the players at his disposal.
