Derby County VS Fulham Match Prediction
2020-02-21
19:45:00
Derby County
VS
Fulham
Our Prediction Tip
Draw will win this match.
2020-02-2119:45:00 Draw will win this match.
Through 24 games, Derby hold a fairly narrow advantage over Fulham with nine wins, eight draws, and seven losses against them. Here's a look at the last five results:
Nov 26, 2019: Fulham 3-0 Derby
May 14, 2018: Fulham 2-0 Derby (Playoffs)
May 11, 2018: Derby 1-0 Fulham (Playoffs)
Mar 3, 2018: Derby 1-2 Fulham
Nov 18, 2017: Fulham 1-1 Derby
Bet365 have the following odds available for this match:
Derby County are at 15/8, a draw is at 12/5, and Fulham are at 29/20.
Derby will come into this match in the middle of the table, well off the current playoff places as things stand. They are in 13th with just 44 points, which has them a whole nine off the pace of Preston at the moment. They have only one point to show from their last two matches now, so it’s beginning to look like mid-table is about the best that they will be able to manage this term. At least they have plenty of space (13 points) between them and the drop zone.
Fulham, meanwhile, will begin play in third place as they continue to chase what looked to be a very unlikely promotion spot as of a month or two ago. Leeds have fallen apart recently, so the Cottagers are just three points back of them now. With that said, they have had form issues of their own of late with a single point coming in the last two, just like Derby. With 13 games still to go, there is still very much a shot for them.
Derby’s home record this season has been extremely good. In 15 outings, they have lost just twice thus far. They have nine wins and six draws as well, and though they could do without one or two of those, they have 13 points from their last five home games. Fulham’s away record has been pretty good. They have taken 24 points from 16 games, with none of their last five being losses. They have nine points- two wins and three draws- in that space, so it is a decent run of form they have shown.
Betfair have both sides scoring at 1.65.
Ladbrokes have Mitrovic scoring anytime at 11/10.
Fulham really need the three points here as they look to apply pressure to Leeds in this tight race for the PL, and though they do have a good away record, it’s hard to blindly dive in and proclaim them as automatic victors.
Phillip Cocu will be missing defensive midfielder Krystian Bielik and center back Richard Keogh due to injuries for this clash with the Cottagers.
A key component to Derby’s season thus far, though it has not been great, has been winger Tom Lawrence. The Welsh international scored last time out, in a draw with Huddersfield that looked like it would be a win for a while, making seven in the Championship to go with three assists thus far. In the center of the park, look for Wayne Rooney to be a big part of the outcome here. They’ve had nearly a week to rest for this match, which means the veteran will have more legs about him to go with his obvious quality.
Derby have a draw, a loss, and three wins in their last five matches:
1-1 home draw vs Huddersfield
3-2 loss at Bristol City
2-3 win at Swansea
4-2 home win vs Northampton (FA Cup)
4-0 home win vs Stoke
Scott Parker has more injuries to deal with here, with center backs Maxime Le Marchand, Terence Kongolo, and Alfie Mawson also missing out in addition to defensive midfielder Harrison Reed.
There are few players in any division that can be as devastating in the ways that Aleksandar Mitrovic is. At the Championship level, he’s absurdly good, as his goal scoring record indicates. He has 21 already, a ridiculous number, and that will lead them into this one, you’d have to think. He does get a lot of help, as do the rest of the side, from left back Joe Bryan. The former Bristol City man has racked up seven assists so far, a beyond respectable total for a position that used to lack attacking quality.
Fulham have two losses, a draw, and two wins in their last five matches:
0-3 home loss vs Barnsley
1-1 draw at Millwall
0-1 win at Blackburn
3-2 home win vs Huddersfield
4-0 loss at Manchester City (FA Cup)
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