Match prediction·England: Championship·Saturday 22 Aug, 14:00 UTC

Derby County vs Cardiff City

Bawler weighs each team's recent scoring and defending, then adjusts for home advantage and injuries to work out how this match is likely to go. This page shows the full chain — every number we used.

📊 Win probability
41.6% home33.7% draw24.8% away
📈 xG chain — base → adjustments → final goal estimate
Derby CountystepCardiff City
1.36Base xG · rolling 26-match1.00
no injury adjustment — full squads available per FotMob
1.36Final goal estimate — what the model uses1.00

Derby average 5.3 corners per game at home this season (25 competitive matches).

🎯 Scoreline distribution · chance of each scoremodel estimate
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home windrawaway win

Early projection

These are the model's current numbers for a fixture that hasn't come round yet. They firm up on matchday, once team news and lineups are in — and once the model's call is locked it's never edited, which is what makes the track record mean anything.

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Derby vs Cardiff City — Head-to-Head

This is the first meeting Bawler has on record between Derby and Cardiff City — the model's ledger starts at model launch, so no earlier fixtures between these two sides have been logged and settled yet.

The model's verdict for this fixture: Derby 42% · draw 34% · Cardiff City 25%.

Model probabilities are edge estimates for entertainment — not betting advice, and past performance does not guarantee future results. 18+.

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Model estimates from rolling expected goals — not guaranteed outcomes. Past accuracy does not guarantee future results.