Nottingham vs Derby Prediction & Tips
Nottingham Forest and Derby County play at The City Ground in a 37th round match of the Championship. In the last clash between these teams in this competition, on 10-15-2017, Derby County won at home by (2-0). The history of direct matches played at this stadium favors the home team, who in the last 4 games won 2 and drew 2. However, in the last showdown at Championship on 18-03-2017, the game ended in a draw for ( 2-2). The goals of the match were scored by Z. Clough (5 ‘) and Dani Pinillos (90’) for Nottingham Forest and M. Vydra (47 ‘) and D. Nugent (53′) for Derby County. It is necessary to analyze with particular attention the home / outside condition, as Nottingham Forest presents different results at home and abroad.
Analysis of Nottingham Forest
After 13 wins, 5 draws and 18 losses, the home team is in 15th place, having won 44 points. In the last match, they drew with Norwich City away by (0-0), after having won at home in a game against Birmingham City, (2-1). This is a team affected by the home factor, stronger when you play in front of your fans, since in the last 30 matches you have 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 defeats as a visitor, with 17 goals scored and 23 conceded, against 7 wins, 1 draw and 7 home defeats, with 20 goals scored and 22 conceded. In the last 10 home games for the championship, Nottingham Forest have won 3, 1 draw and 6 defeats, having won 10 points out of 30. The team conceded goals to their opponents in 7 of their last 10 games in this competition, so they have not been very strong defensively. In 36 games in this competition, only managed 2 turns on the board in the 21 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 18 home games in this competition there are 1 highlights: scored 7 of his 20 goals in minutes (76’-90 ‘).
Nottingham Forest come to this game with a draw in the field of Norwich, totaling in this way the fifth consecutive game without losing in this competition. Due to this good phase, the home team managed a more quiet position on the leaderboard. In this game, against their fans, coach Aitor Karanka is expected to maintain the team in a 4-2-3-1 formation, protecting their defensive line and their counter-attack, optimally exploiting their area of expertise on the back. Kieran Dowell is the great highlight of Nottingham Forest with 9 goals scored. It is important to point out that the home team has several faults when it comes to finishing. For this game the coach can not count on the injured Cohen, Hobbs and Vaughan.
Derby County Analysis
The visiting team is currently in 5th place with 61 points, after 16 wins, 13 draws and 7 losses. In the penultimate match, lost at home to Fulham by (1-2). In the last match, he tied off for Queens Park Rangers for (1-1). This is a team that maintains the income when it plays outside its stadium, because in the last 30 games it registers 6 wins, 7 draws and 2 losses as a visitor; against 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses in his stadium. In the last 10 away games the Derby County has 4 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss, having seized 17 points out of 30. In his league appearances as a visitor the most frequent result at half-time was 0-1 (7 out of 18 matches). His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 7 of the last 10 games for this competition. In 36 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 10 times and only got 1 turn on the scoreboard. In the last 18 away games for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: suffered 7 of his 20 goals between minutes (76’-90 ‘).
Derby County have disappointed their supporters in the recent games played in the league, as in the last 10 games they have won only 2 wins. In this way, visitors are increasingly far from the top positions, but are still in the relegation zone. In this away game, coach Gary Rowett should opt for the usual strategy, favoring possession of the ball and organized attacks, but at some point in the game they should bet only on the counterattack. Matej Vydra is the player who deserves attention in this team with 17 goals scored.
Nottingham – Derby FREE TIPS
Nottingham Win @ 3.25
Both teams to score / YES @ 1.80
Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.90
