Championship · Matchweek 2

Derby County FC vs Cardiff City FC Prediction

Match essentials

Kick-off (UK)
Sat 22 Aug, 15:00 (BST)
Competition
Championship
Round
Matchweek 2
Venue
To be confirmed

United Matchday prediction

Derby County FC win42%
Draw26%
Cardiff City FC win32%
Predicted score
1–1
Over 2.5 goals
50%
Under 2.5 goals
50%
BTTS yes
54%
Over 1.5 goals
75%
Over 3.5 goals
28%
BTTS no
46%
Expected goals
1.45 – 1.22

Low confidence

Why the model favours this outcome

Sample size is still small this season, so the model leans more heavily on longer-term ratings and lowers its confidence accordingly.

Most likely scorelines

  • 1–112.2%
  • 1–010.0%
  • 2–18.9%
  • 0–18.5%
  • 1–27.5%
  • 2–07.3%
  • 0–06.9%
  • 2–25.4%

Team comparison

StatisticDerby County FCCardiff City FC
Matches played78
Points per match0.710.88
Goals per match0.861.25
Goals conceded per match1.711.50
Home / away goals scored33
Home / away goals conceded87
Last 5 points44
Last 5 goals scored45
Last 5 goals conceded77
Win percentage14%13%

Derby County FC recent form

WLLLD

Cardiff City FC recent form

LLDLW

Recent form

Derby County FC

2W 0D 3L in the last 5 · 7 scored, 8 conceded

  • Lvs Sheffield United FC1–2
  • Wat Queens Park Rangers FC3–2
  • Lat Norwich City FC1–2
  • Wvs Oxford United FC1–0
  • Lat Southampton FC1–2

Cardiff City FC

0W 1D 0L in the last 1 · 1 scored, 1 conceded

  • Dvs Wrexham AFC1–1

Model transparency

Model: UM Prediction Model v1.0
Generated: 13 August 2026
Last updated: 13 August 2026
Status: Locked

How predictions work

Prediction record

Matches predicted
510
1X2 accuracy
46.9%
BTTS accuracy
57.5%
Over 2.5 accuracy
58.8%
Exact score
10.6%

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