EFL Championship · Matchday 2
- Sat, 22 Aug 2026 14:00:00 UTCPride Park StadiumMatchday 2
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
Derby County 39%Draw 34%Cardiff City 27%
Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.
Match stats
Derby CountyCardiff City
36Possession64
1.62Expected goals (xG)1.98
15Shots16
7Shots on target7
7Shots off target6
1Blocked shots3
12Shots inside box10
3Shots outside box6
7Corners7
5Offsides0
12Fouls10
5Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
4Saves4
282Passes521
222Accurate passes445
79Pass accuracy85
Match events
- 9'Corey Taylor
- 19'Cian Ashford (assist Ronan Kpakio)
- 26'Carlton Morris (assist Bobby Clark)
- 39'Yousef Salech (assist Rubin Colwill)
- 49'Bobby Clark
- 53'Alex Robertson
- 55'Oscar Fraulo
- 59'Rubin Colwill ← David Turnbull
- 59'Cian Ashford ← Chris Willock
- 60'Lewis Travis
- 64'Oscar Fraulo → Ryan Hedges
- 65'Corey Taylor → Rhian Brewster
- 71'Jack Moylan ← Joel Colwill
- 71'Ollie Tanner ← Isaak Davies
- 80'Max Johnston
- 85'Dion Sanderson
- 88'Max Johnston → Ryan Nyambe
- 88'Carlton Morris → Lars-Jørgen Salvesen
Derby County · Cardiff City
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
206.5Mowatt
186.5Taylor
97.5↓88'Morris
276.2Travis
286.2Sanderson
336.2↓65'Taylor
16.3Zetterström
296.2↓64'Fraulo
88.3Clark
226.2↓88'Johnston
66.5Langås
36.5Bagan
386.5Tian-Hee
107.3↓59'Colwill
186.2Robertson
116.5↓71'Tanner
16.3Trott
97.5Salech
86.5↓71'Moylan
457.5↓59'Ashford
447.3Kpakio
236.5Scanlon
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Derby County
- 20Alex Mowatt6.5
- 18Charlie Taylor6.5
- 9Carlton Morris7.5
- 27Lewis Travis6.2
- 28Dion Sanderson6.2
- 33Corey Taylor6.2
- 1Jacob Widell Zetterström6.3
- 29Oscar Fraulo6.2
- 8Bobby Clark8.3
- 22Max Johnston6.2
- 6Sondre Langås6.5
Cardiff City
- 3Joel Bagan6.5
- 38Perry Tian-Hee6.5
- 10Rubin Colwill7.3
- 18Alex Robertson6.2
- 11Ollie Tanner6.5
- 1Nathan Trott6.3
- 9Yousef Salech7.5
- 8Jack Moylan6.5
- 45Cian Ashford7.5
- 44Ronan Kpakio7.3
- 23Calum Scanlon6.5
Derby CountyTale of the tapeCardiff City
4-5-1Formation4-4-2
4 ptsTable3 pts
-5Goal difference-3
0Head-to-head wins0
39%Pre-match odds27%
Head to head — 1 previous meeting
Derby County 0W1D0W Cardiff City
Goals 2–2
- 2026-08-22Derby County2–2Cardiff City
Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 24-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derby County | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 4 |
| Cardiff City | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 3 |