Derby vs Burnley Prediction & Tips
Derby County have been oscillating between the Championship and League One for several seasons now. Last year, the team managed to regain their place in England’s strongest second division, but this season has once again become for the ‘rams’ a regular struggle for survival, which is far from over. With 41 points and currently 21st in the table with six games to go, the club is in danger of repeating last year’s scenario and being relegated again.
In the last few rounds, Derby went on an impressive run of four consecutive wins, which was only interrupted last time out with a narrow 1-0 defeat in Wales to Swansea. However, successes against Plymouth, Blackburn, Preston and Coventry, although only Plymouth are below Derby in the table, indicate that the team is capable of surprising against the Championship leaders as well.
Burnley still holds the leading positions in the league. The gap to second-placed Sheffield United is only one point, and to third-placed Leeds two points. It looks like the fight in the end for direct promotion to the Premier League without extra nerves and playoff matches will be played out precisely between this trio.
Scott Parker’s side have rightly earned a reputation as an example of pragmatic football. Burnley are not one of the highest scoring teams in the league, but the defensive line is having a truly outstanding season. Only 12 goals conceded in 40 games is a record the Championship has never known before. If the “Vinotinto” maintain their current level of reliability in the remaining games, they have every chance of setting a record that will undoubtedly be a benchmark for teams in the division for years to come.
In the modern era, the best record for defensive solidity in Championship history remains the 2015/16 season, when under Aitor Karanka, Middlesbrough conceded just 31 goals in the entire Championship.
