Derby County vs Portsmouth. Championship match prediction and betting tips

Current form

Derby County, for objective reasons, were not considered a contender for promotion and could hardly have set more ambitious goals for themselves than maintaining their place in the Championship. At the moment, Paul Warne team is coping with their task, sitting in 17th place in the table with 21 points to their credit. The Rams are four points clear of the relegation zone, which can hardly be called a serious advantage.

Disqualifications and injuries

Nyambe and Rooney are injured.

Interesting trends for betting

• Derby Kanuti have not won in their last six matches – three defeats and three draws
• Derby County have scored in all 10 of their home games this season

Probable lineup: Widell-Ward, Phillips, Nelson, Cashin, Elder-Thompson, Goudmain, Adams-Brown, Yates.

Current form

Portsmouth, like their opponents today, could not have set themselves more ambitious goals than staying in the Championship, but unlike Derby County, Pompey are currently having problems with this task. With 17 points, John Mosinho team is in 21st place in the table and is only separated from the relegation zone by additional indicators. In the last round, Portsmouth drew 0-0 with Norwich, extending their unbeaten streak to four matches.

Disqualifications and injuries

Bowat, Farrell, Norris, Shaughnessy, Williams and Yengi are injured.

Interesting trends for betting

• Portsmouth are unbeaten in their last four matches, winning two and drawing two.
• Portsmouth have kept a clean sheet in their last two matches

Tentative lineup: Schmid - Ogilvy, Park, Poole, Devlin - Moxon, Potts, Murphy, Lane, Ritchie - Bishop.