England Championship - Derby County VS Portsmouth Prediciton
England Championship - Derby County VS Portsmouth
Match Time:14-12-2024 04:00 Saturday (GMT+8)
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Derby County - DDLLLD
Tawanda Chirewa (Torn thigh muscle), Ryan Nyambe (Torn knee ligaments) and David Ozoh (Hamstring injury) won’t be able to feature for Derby County boss Paul Warne.
We think that The Rams may well go for a 3-4-2-1 formation for the game featuring J. W. Zetterström, Nathaniel Phillips, Curtis Nelson, Eiran Cashin, Kane Wilson, Liam Thompson, Ebou Adams, Callum Elder, Kayden Jackson, N. Mendez-Laing and Jerry Yates.
Derby County head into this match following on from a 0-0 Championship draw versus Burnley.
In that match, Derby County had 33% possession and 6 shots on goal with 1 of them on target. Burnley had 14 shots on goal with 4 of them on target.
Derby County have really struggled up front of late. Their sum of goals stands at just 4 vs opponents over their previous six matches. In those games, Derby County have also seen the tally of goals scored against them come to 8.
Their past results show that Derby County:
haven't lost in the league to Portsmouth in their last 8 matches. A decent run, indeed.
are winless against Portsmouth in their previous 4 league games.
have not won at home in their last 4 matches in the league. Fans are getting restless.
Portsmouth - DLWDWD
Thanks to a mainly available group of players, there is just the lone fitness issue for the Portsmouth boss John Mousinho to be concerned with. Ibane Bowat (Patellar tendon rupture) won’t be in action.
From our viewpoint, Pompey seem most likely to utilise a 4-2-3-1 system, settling for Nicolas Schmid, Terry Devlin, Marlon Pack, Tom McIntyre, Connor Ogilvie, Freddie Potts, Andre Dozzell, Matt Ritchie, Callum Lang, Joshua Murphy and Colby Bishop.
Previously, Portsmouth drew 0-0 in the Championship match with Norwich City.
In that match, Portsmouth had 44% possession and 15 shots on goal with 1 on target. On the other side, Norwich City had 5 attempts on goal with 4 on target.
The numbers tell their own story, and Portsmouth have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, seeing opposing sides hit 7 goals overall. In defence, Portsmouth have been far from perfect. Let’s find out if that trend will end up being continued on into this next match.
Leading up to this clash, Portsmouth:
have left without a victory over Derby County when they have played them away from home in the previous 5 matches in the league. Not the best of away records.
have not lost to Derby County when having played them away from home in the previous 2 league matches.
are without a win away from home in their last 4 league games.
Derby County possible starting lineup:
Wilder Zetterstrom; Phillips, Nelson, Cashin; Wilson, Thompson, Adams, Elder; Jackson, Mendez-Laing; Yates
Portsmouth possible starting lineup:
Schmid; Devlin, Pack, McIntyre, Ogilvie; Potts, Dozzell; Ritchie, Lang, Murphy; Bishop
Derby County vs Portsmouth Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
With 42 wins from the last 101 meetings between the sides, Derby County boast a superior record in the history of this fixture.
Portsmouth have picked up 35 wins in that time, while the spoils have been shared on 24 occasions.
Mousinho’s men are on a five-game unbeaten run against the Rams, claiming four draws and one win since a 2-1 loss in April 2012.
Derby County have won just one of their last six home matches while losing three and picking up two draws since late September.
Portsmouth have failed to win eight of their nine Championship away matches this season while losing four and claiming four draws so far.
Prediciton: Derby County 1-1 Portsmouth
After losing seven of their opening 14 league games, Portsmouth have proven to be a tougher team to beat in recent times, and we think that they could extend their unbeaten run to five games by holding Derby to a draw on Friday, especially as each of the last four head-to-head meetings have finished all square.
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