DERBY VS SUNDERLAND PREVIEW & PREDICTION
Derby County and Sunderland meet at iPro Stadium, in a match for the 39th round of the Championship. The two teams tied (1-1), on 04-08-2017, in the previous match for this edition of the league. The condition home / away deserves particular attention, because despite this being a match between 5 th and 24 th of the league table, it is actually a match between the 9 th best team in home matches and the 20 th best in away matches.
Derby :
The home team is currently in the 5 th position of the league, with 62 points won, after 16 wins, 14 draws and 7 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Queens Park Rangers, by (1-1). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Nottingham Forest, by (0-0). This is a team little affected by the house factor, since it conquered similar results at home and abroad. For the league, Derby County won 16 points out of 30 possible points, after 4 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses in the last 10 home matches. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 12 of the last 18 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 37 matches in this competition, they only got 1 comeback in the 10 matches in which they suffered the first goal.
The Derby enters this game after an outside draw, to zero, in the visit to the grounds of Nottingham Forest. The home team chooses to act in a traditional 4-3-3, in which the three most advanced players are usually Anya, Nugent and Weimann. By acting inside your home, you can guess that the Derby adopts a more offensive stance, with the aim of scoring the first goal of the game. In the central zone of the land it is possible that they line up Lawrence, Jamie Hanson and Johnson. Coach Gary Rowett will not be able to count on Huddlestone, for being suspended.
Sunderland:
The away team is currently in the 24 th position of the league, with 28 points won, after 5 wins, 13 draws and 20 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Queens Park Rangers, by (1-0). In the last match, they lost in a home match against Preston North End, by (0-2). This is a team that usually gets more positive results in away matches than at home, since they have won 16 points in away matches and 21 at their stadium, with 21 goals scored and 35 conceded at home, against 17 goals scored and 33 conceded at home. In the last 10 away league matches Sunderland has a record of 2 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses, so they have won 9 points out of 30 possible. Their defense has not been very solid, since they suffered at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 38 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 26 times and never got the comeback.
Sunderland enter this unmotivated round, after a homemade snub, by 0-2, in Preston’s recipe. Contrary to the rival of this day, the visiting team must act in a tactical system in 5-3-2, with the aim of trying to take advantage of the counterattacks. In any case, it is guessed that the Sunderland adopts a more defensive posture, with the objective of not granting spaces to its adversary. The coach of Sunderland will not be able to count on Duncan Watmore and Darron Gibson, for being injured. Of note that Jake Clarke-Salter and Jason Steele are also going to be outside, because they are suspended.
PREDICTION: Derby to win @ 1.50
