Derby v Cardiff Betting Preview – Championship 18th March 12.00pm
Cardiff are now up to seven straight wins in the Championship and are absolutely steaming along. They are still within just the three points of leaders Wolves now after both clubs won their midweek matches so there is a big Championship title battle going on. Can Derby managed to snap themselves out of their current funk as they have gone winless for so long now that they have almost fallen out of the play off places?
Derby News and Form
Derby are struggling along to hold their ground in the play off places having failed to win any of their last seven outings now in the Championship. That’s a massive drop off in output from them, winning just one of their last ten played. Overall in 2018, they have won just the two league games. But they haven’t been doing much losing either as they have drawn five of their last seven played so are still tough to knock over. The Rams go into this one after back to back away draws at QPR and Nottingham Forest in the league. Overall this season at Pride Park they have gone W9 D5 L4 for the season which is pretty solid but they have won only one of their last six on home soil (D4 L1). But again with all the drawn matches, they could scrap a point out in this one. In the bet365 correct score market, the 1-1 draw is the shortest-priced option at 5/1* (Betting Odds taken at 01:36 a.m. on March 14th, 2018). The Rams have scored in each of their last four home games and have averaged 1.6 goals per home game while conceding an average of just 0.8 goals at home per game.
Cardiff News and Form
It is a remarkable run of form that Cardiff are on at the moment. They looked as if they had run out of steam over the Christmas period but have responded so well with a massive unbeaten eleven match streak of games going home and away in the division. They won their seventh game in a row with a success out at Brentford in midweek and that is back to back away wins they have taken in current form, going unbeaten in five now (W3 D2). Cardiff have produced an average of 1.3 goals per game on the road and six of the nine wins that they have posted on their travels have been by a one-goal margin. Cardiff to win this by a one-goal margin at bet365 is at 10/3 odds* (Betting Odds taken at 01:36 a.m. on March 14th, 2018). They are heading into the weekend three points behind leaders Wolves and given their current form, have every chance of still landing the title. Consider the half-time draw as the Bluebirds have been level at the break in eleven of their eighteen road games.
Derby v Cardiff Head to Head
Cardiff were winners in this corresponding fixture last season, running out 4-3 winners in a fantastic game. It was less exciting when the two played out 0-0 draw in Cardiff earlier this season. Things are even with a couple of wins each and a draw from the last five meetings in the league. Both teams have scored in just two of the last six meetings.
Derby v Cardiff Betting Odds*
Derby 11/8, Cardiff 2/1, Draw 11/5* (Betting Odds taken at 03:05 a.m. on March 14th, 2018)
Derby v Cardiff Predictions
You know that Cardiff’s winning streak has to end soon, but Derby just are not carrying the form that suggests it will be them who bring it to a close. Look for the Bluebirds to make it eight in a row with a win in this one.
