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Derby vs Cardiff City has finished in the EFL Championship.
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Derby 2 Cardiff City 2, full time in the EFL Championship. Our model's pre-match pick was Both teams to score, which landed.
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Final pre-match decision · no Tip to settle
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Closing-line value and settled EV for every pick in this match.
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Derby 2–2 Cardiff City
Derby carry a 71% possession average into Saturday's home fixture but managed just one goal from their opening loss. Cardiff arrive having drawn their opener and with a genuinely interesting away record from last season. The data tells a complicated story.
Derby and Cardiff City drew 2-2.
4 goals took the match over the 2.5 line.
The factual result and match data are available now. No authored Match Review has been published yet.
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SportSignals model forecast
Recorded before kick-off · prediction, not a Tip
Cardiff City to win
Result
2:2Derby v CDF
How the result affects the EFL Championship standings.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlton | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Wolves | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Swansea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | QPR | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Millwall | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | West Brom | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Birmingham | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
The match finished 2-2 to neither side - it ended in a draw.
The match took place on Saturday, 22 August 2026.
Derby have won none of their last five matches with both teams scoring in all five outings, while Cardiff have drawn one of their last five with identical BTTS form. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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