Two teams in the promotion mix meet on Friday evening with the shared objective of catching Wolves at the top of the Championship table. Bristol City have been prioritising their League Cup run in recent weeks and look to have paid the price with some indifferent performances whilst Derby have played themselves into automatic promotion contention and look to be in great form currently.
Skybet Championship – Derby County v Bristol City – Pride Park – Friday 19th January 2018 – 19:45 UK Time
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Draw Best Odd of: 12/5 at William Hill |
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Derby County
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The Rams have has a fantastic season so far and Gary Rowett’s men are unbeaten in their last 8 Championship matches and with Rowett having committed his long term future to the club the outlook looks bright. They currently sit in 2nd place – 10 points behind runaway leaders Wolves but two points clear of the chasing pack below them and it would appear that automatic promotion is their priority this season. Matej Vydra is prolific at Championship level and he has notched 16 goals already this season in what has been another sensational campaign for the Czech international.
Bristol City
Lee Johnson’s men have had a remarkable cup run in the Carabao Cup this season and are only 2-1 down to Manchester City after the first leg at the Etihad Stadium. Their league form this season has been excellent too – the Robins currently reside in 5th place in the Championship table and with 3 consecutive league defeats in their last 3 matches, their league form needs to improve dramatically. Bobby Reid has notched 14 goals in all competitions for Bristol City in what has been an incredible season so far.
Head to Head
Derby County boss the head to head between the two teams with 36 wins in comparison to Bristol City’s 18 whilst another 16 games have ended as draws.
Bristol City came from a goal down earlier in the season to thump Derby 4-1 thanks to goals from Bobby Reid, Jamie Paterson, Cauley Woodrow and Famara Diédhiou.
Derby County v Bristol City – Betting Odds and Predictions
Both sides have been scoring goals in the Championship and it could be quite an open game.
Over 2.5 goals in the game looks a shrewd bet at 11/10 with PaddyPower.
Derby have been in good form of late and will be looking to assert their dominance over the Robins in the promotion race.
Derby to win the match represents great value at 11/10 with Skybet.
Matej Vydra has been in great form this season and is always a threat to opposition defences.
Matej Vydra to score anytime is an excellent price at 8/5 with UniBet.
Bristol City have been in poor form in the Championship recently but won’t sit back away from home.
Both teams to score – YES – looks a great bet at 5/6 with Skybet.
Score Prediction
Derby County 2 – 1 Bristol City – 17/2 with BetVictor.
Top Betting Tip Derby County v Bristol City
Derby are in great form and with Bristol City’s cup run seemingly taking centre stage, the Rams could have too much in a big game for both teams. Derby to win the match and both teams to score looks a super punt at 18/5 with Coral.