Derby County v Cardiff City

FULL TIME2 – 2

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 14:00:00 UTCPride Park StadiumMatchday 2

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

Derby County 41%Draw 29%Cardiff City 30%

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

Derby County4-5-1

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

Cardiff City4-4-2

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

6 ptsTable11 pts

-11Goal difference+1

LLWLWFormD

41%Win chance30%

Head to head

First meeting

Derby County and Cardiff City have not met in the seasons we hold. Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.

Recent form — Last five, before this fixture

Derby County

LLWLW

@Charlton Athletic1-2
vsSheffield United1-2
@Queens Park Rangers3-2
@Norwich City1-2
vsOxford United1-0

Cardiff City

vsWrexham1-1

This season — other meeting

Cardiff CityvDerby County

Where they stand — In a 24-team table

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
Derby County	11	1	3	7	-11	6
Cardiff City	11	2	5	4	+1	11