Championship · Matchweek 2
Derby County
DER
2–2Full time
Cardiff City
CAR
How they playPossession, press, how they create
Nothing in the numbers separates these two by much — which is itself worth knowing, and more common than most previews admit.
45%Possession52%
35%Territory37%
22%From set plays22%
0.09Chance quality0.13
7.4%Directness6.5%
Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for Derby, 3 for Cardiff. Too few to lean on heavily.
Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90
Cardiff
No regular with a goal involvement yet.
Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 33 of 156 matches, not the full season.