Derby County vs Fulham Betting Tip
Statistics, predictions and bet tips with highest odds for the English Championship Match Derby County vs Fulham. Sounds analysis with head-to-head comparison and current performance by football experts.
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Derby County vs Fulham | Prediction, Betting Tips & Odds
Match Preview
Crunch time has arrived for both fans and staff at Derby County and Fulham as they prepare themselves for Friday’s Championship Playoff Semi-Final First Leg at Pride Park. The gruelling 46 game league season has ended, but three matches still stand between either of these two teams and a place in the Premier League next season. The Playoffs will end in heartbreak for three teams, but for the lucky winner, glory and riches await.
Derby County Form
Derby come into this game as the only side in the Playoffs to win their final day fixture; a 4-1 victory over Barnsley. Derby have finished the season strongly, going unbeaten in their final three games; that run has included a victory over promoted Cardiff City and a 1-1 draw with fellow Playoff hopefuls, Aston Villa. Despite that, Derby are viewed by most as the outsiders to make it to the Premier League after finishing in 6th place. In Matej Vydra, they have a quality striker who found the net 21 times this season, but when you consider their struggles away from home all season and the fact they are up against a strong Fulham side, then you have to fear for fans of The Rams.
Fulham Form
Fulham have been in fantastic form in recent months, winning 18 of their last 26 league matches, but when it really mattered they choked at the final hurdle. Slavisa Jokanovic’s side only needed to avoid defeat on the final day of the season to seal automatic promotion, but a 3-1 defeat to Birmingham City, their first defeat of 2018, saw them slip below Cardiff City and into 3rd place. Fulham will be desperate to avoid a repeat of last season’s Playoffs, when they were beaten 2-1 by Reading and Jokanovic will be looking to star man, Ryan Sessegnon, to lead them to glory. The 17-year-old has been in superb form this season, notching 14 goals, and is even viewed by many as an outsider to make Gareth Southgate’s England World Cup squad.
Derby County vs Fulham Talking Points
- Derby County have only won the Playoffs once, despite featuring six times in the last 26 years.
- Fulham have appeared in the Playoffs just twice, being knocked out at this stage both previous times.
- Matej Vydra finished the season as The Championship’s top scorer with 21 goals.
Derby County vs Fulham Prediction
Derby must win this game if they are to have any chance of making the Playoff Final. The Rams have the worst away record of any top 10 side in The Championship this season and I can’t see them getting anything out of the game at Craven Cottage. Fulham won the league fixture between these two sides 2-1 at Pride Park in March and I’m backing them to pick up another win on Friday night.
Derby County vs Fulham Betting Tip: Fulham to Win and Over 2.5 Goals
Fulham start this game as slight favourites at odds of 7/5, whilst a home win for Derby County is priced up at 9/5, with the draw available at 11/5. As you can see, the bookies think this game will be tight and in these Playoff fixtures, anything can happen. Both of these teams score plenty of goals, with Fulham notching 79 times in the league this season, whilst Derby scored 70 times and that combined with these two sides having the worst defensive records of any of the sides who finished in the top six, suggests there will be goals in this one. BTTS is available at 3/4, but something that has caught my eye is Fulham to Win and Over 2.5 Goals at 3/1. I think that’s a really solid bet here as I can see Fulham winning this one, but I do think both sides will fancy their chances of scoring.
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