On the 18th of December, in this week 23 match, Cardiff City and Derby County will play a match in Cardiff in a Championship match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 20th placed Cardiff City, recorded a 2-2 draw against Birmingham City. Troy Deeney scored the first goal for Birmingham City in the 29th minute, then Ivan Šunjić added another in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time . Cardiff City is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while 24th placed Derby County is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Blackpool. Luke Plange struck first for Derby County in the 51st minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Blackpool couldn’t muster any offence and Derby County ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Cardiff City won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Tom Lawrence has been the most prolific scorer on Derby County in the last 5 matches with 3 goals. Cardiff City’s most prolific scorer has been Mark McGuinness. He has netted three goals over the last five matches.