Already relegated Derby County welcomes Cardiff City to Pride Park Stadium this weekend in their final fixture of the 2021-2022 EFL Championship campaign. Match day schedules for May 7, 2022 at 14:30 EAT.
Derby County is currently 22nd in the league with 34 points from playing 45 games so far. Without their deduction, the Rams would have avoided the drop comfortably and be sat 17th in the table; a remarkable achievement considering their squad is mostly made up of academy graduates and ageing veterans. They will hope to finish this campaign in the Championship with a final win to keep their pride at home.
The Rams will want another win following 0-2 Championship victory to beat Blackpool in their last outing. In that game, Derby had 47% possession, eight shots with four of them on target and goals scored by Malcolm Ebiowei (73′) and Eiran Cashin (82′). Blackpool got 14 shots with two of them on target.
In opposition, Cardiff is 19th in the league with 50 points to their name. They are now 16 points and two places safe from relegation. The visitors are currently on a five-game winless run in the league which includes four losses. They’ve even failed to score in three of their last four matches and come here to finish the season with a win.
The Bluebirds shared spoils 1-1 Championship with Birmingham City in their last match. In that match, Cardiff had 63% possession, 12 shots with five of them on target and a goal scored by Will Vaulks (82′). Birmingham City got 12 shots with three of them on target and a goal by Jérémie Béla (22′).
Derby County vs Cardiff City head to head
Cardiff City holds a slight upper hand in the history of this fixture having won 13 times out of the 31 head to head encounters since 2003. Ten matches played out draws while Derby County claims eight wins.
- Cardiff 1-0 Derby County 01/03/22
- Cardiff 4-0 Derby County 02/03/21
- Derby County 1-1 Cardiff 28/10/20
- Cardiff 2-1 Derby County 14/07/20
- Derby County 1-1 Cardiff 13/09/19
Home
- Blackpool 0-2 Derby County
- Derby County 1-3 Bristol City
- QPR 1-0 Derby County
- Derby County 2-1 Fulham
- Swansea 2-1 Derby County
Away
- Cardiff 1-1 Birmingham
- Middlesbrough 2-0 Cardiff
- Sheffield 1-0 Cardiff
- Cardiff 0-1 Luton
- Hull 2-1 Cardiff
Derby County team news
Kamil Jozwiak remains the only injury concern for manager Wayne Rooney ahead of Saturday’s game.
Cardiff City team news
Sean Morrison, Curtis Nelson, Isaac Vassell and Max Watters are all injured and will not play against the Rams on Saturday.
Prediction and odds
There is not much at stake for this fixture as a win here will not change a thing for any side; Derby County is winless against this opponent in their last five league games while Cardiff is without a win away from home in their last three league games.
- Draw
- Goals under 2.5
- Double Chance 1 or 2
