Derby County vs Portsmouth prediction and betting tips on December 13, 2024
Game Prediction
A match between Derby County and Portsmouth will be held in the 21st round of the English Championship on December 13, 2024. The mid-table team of the division is hosting one of the main outsiders and intends only to win.
Our prediction for the match Derby County vs Portsmouth
“The Rams” fell to the League One in 2022. Nevertheless, they managed to get back in the previous cycle. Then they took 2nd place, which was enough for a direct rise to a higher division. Then “Pompey” took more points at this level (by 5 points – 97 points were taken).
Being at a higher level, Portsmouth is much weaker. Only a couple of victories were taken until the very end of autumn (the team won the game against QPR only in mid-October and Preston was defeated last month). The higher mentioned results led to the fact that the club met the winter at the very bottom of the table. As for the League Cup, it lost to the very first opponent, Millwall. Still, then the team managed to improve the performance, alternating wins and draws in 4 previous rounds. Paul Warne’s wards won in their second match in the Championship, and then they quickly gained points, securing a place in the middle of the table (although they lost to the modest rival, Barrow, in the League Cup). And there were failures, so there were several defeats in a row in the autumn. As a result, a 0-0 draw in the struggle with Burnley looks like a success, but it was more the leader who slowed down – that confrontation brought 1 point.
“The Rams” both score and concede a little more than a goal per round. It is curious that the guests score not much less, 1.1 per match, but their defence is worse – they concede almost twice per match in the Championship.
Derby County vs Portsmouth: key statistics and trends
- Derby County has got 6 games without a win.
- Portsmouth has played 4 meetings without a defeat.
- Derby County has scored 23% of goals during the 0-15th minutes of confrontations.
- Portsmouth has scored 33% of goals between the 31st and the 45th minutes of struggles.
- Derby County has conceded in each of its 10 previous games.
- Derby County has scored at least once in its 10 previous meetings.
- Portsmouth has conceded in each of 9 previous battles.
- Derby County wins the first half in 32% of matches, Portsmouth – in 40% of meetings.
Derby County vs Portsmouth: possible starting line-ups
Derby County (possible line-up): Widell Zetterstrom – Forsyth, Cashin, Nelson, Wilson – Harness, Osborn, Thompson, Adams, Mendez-Laing – Yates.
Portsmouth (possible line-up): Schmid – Ogilvie, Pack, Poole, Devlin – Dozzell, Potts, Murphy, Lang, Ritchie – Bishop.
Previous head-to-head matches: Derby County vs Portsmouth
All 4 previous head-to-head meetings, which have been played since 2022, ended in draws.
Free prediction for the match Derby County vs Portsmouth
It will be difficult for the hosts to justify their status as clear favourites. We bet that they won’t win in the game against the in-shape guests (odds: 1.94).