Updated 22 August 2026, after full time.
Derby 2-2 Cardiff in the Championship at Pride Park Stadium, Derby on 22 August 2026. Scorers: Bobby Clark, Carlton Morris for Derby; Yousef Salech, Cian Ashford for Cardiff. In their last 4 meetings, Derby have won 1, Cardiff 3, with 0 draws.
Derby 2-2 Cardiff was the final score in the Championship on Saturday 22 August 2026 at Pride Park Stadium. Scorers: Bobby Clark, Carlton Morris for Derby; Yousef Salech, Cian Ashford for Cardiff. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.
Derby vs Cardiff was played at Pride Park Stadium in Derby on Saturday 22 August 2026, the home ground of Derby, which holds 33,597 people. It finished Derby 2-2 Cardiff in the Championship, with kick-off at 15:00 UK time.
Derby have won 0, drawn 2 and lost 3 of their last 5 games, scoring 4 and conceding 11, with results reading D L L D L from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 1-4 defeat away to Millwall in the Championship on 31 October.
Cardiff have won 2, drawn 1 and lost 2 of their last 5 games, scoring 9 and conceding 8, with results reading L W D W L from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 0-3 defeat away to Wolves in the Championship on 31 October.
Across the last 4 meetings Derby have won 1, Cardiff have won 3 and 0 were drawn, with Derby scoring 2 goals to Cardiff's 4. The most recent was Cardiff City 2-1 Derby County on 25 January 2025 in the Championship.
Henrik Meister leads Derby with 18 fouls committed across their last 10 games, 1.8 a game, the most of any Derby player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Derby player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Jack Moylan leads Cardiff with 5 goals across their last 10 games, 0.5 a game, the most of any Cardiff player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Cardiff player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Ruebyn Ricardo refereed Derby vs Cardiff, averaging 22.2 fouls and 5.5 yellow cards per game across 6 games this season. That is 0.17 red cards a game, and the referee card on this page sets the record beside both teams' fouls and cards.
| Date | Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jan 2025 | Championship | Cardiff City vs Derby County | 2-1 |
| 14 Sep 2024 | Championship | Derby County vs Cardiff City | 1-0 |
| 7 May 2022 | Championship | Derby County vs Cardiff City | 0-1 |
| 1 Mar 2022 | Championship | Cardiff City vs Derby County | 1-0 |
| Stat | Derby | Cardiff |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 36% | 64% |
| Shots | 15 | 16 |
| Shots on target | 7 | 7 |
| Corners | 7 | 7 |
| Fouls | 12 | 10 |
| Yellow cards | 5 | 1 |
| Tackles | 13 | 19 |
| Passes | 283 | 528 |
Derby: C. Morris 26', B. Clark 49'. Cardiff: C. Ashford 19', Y. Salech 39'.
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 0.8 | 23 of 24 |
| Goals against | 1.9 | 22 of 24 |
| Shots | 12.6 | 14 of 24 |
| Shots on target | 3.8 | 17 of 24 |
| Fouls | 12.4 | 4 of 24 |
| Tackles | 16 | 5 of 24 |
| Passes | 387.5 | 15 of 24 |
| Corners | 5.6 | 9 of 24 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.5 | 15 of 24 |
| Goals against | 1.5 | 14 of 24 |
| Shots | 16.6 | 3 of 24 |
| Shots on target | 6.2 | 3 of 24 |
| Fouls | 9.9 | 19 of 24 |
| Tackles | 13.9 | 22 of 24 |
| Passes | 495.8 | 4 of 24 |
| Corners | 6.7 | 3 of 24 |