Derby County Stoke City betting prediction

After 2 wins, 6 draws and 9 losses, the home team is in the 22^th position, havinf won 12 points so far. In the last match, they have tied in an away match against Brentford by (0‑0), after in the previous match they have won (0‑1) an away match against Millwall. This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses in away matches, with 14 goals scored and 18 conceded; against 6 draws and 9 losses at their stadium, with 7 goals scored and 24 conceded. In the last 8 home league matches Derby County has a record of 3 draws and 5 losses, so they have won 3 points out of 24 possible.

In this competition, they haven’t won any of the last 8 home matches. There are a few recurrent results in their home matches: at half‑time 0‑0 (3 out of 8 matches) and after the 90' 1‑1 (3 out of 8 matches). They haven't been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. 7 of their last 8 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals, so there is a tendency for few goals in their home matches. In 17 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 9 times and have never been able to turn the score around. In the last 11 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 9 of their 15 goals between minutes (76'‑90').

Derby come to this round with a 1-1 draw at Brentford, registering in this way the fourth straight game without losing in this competition. In this match against Stoke City, coach Wayne Rooney should maintain his standard tactical system, the 4-3-3, privileging the maintenance of ball possession and organized attacks, however, in some moments of the match he should act in a more direct way. Striker Martyn Waghorn is the team's highlight, being the top scorer, with 2 goals scored. For this game, the home team cannot count on Graeme Shinnie, suspended, as well as Curtis Davies, this injured.

Confirmed Lineup: David Marshall, Nathan Byrne, Matthew Clarke, Lee Buchanan, Andre Wisdom, Kamil Jóźwiak, Max Bird, Tom Lawrence, Jason Knight, Krystian Bielik, Colin Kazim-Richards.
Coach: W. Rooney.