Derby – Fulham Prediction & Picks (03.03.2018)

Derby County and Fulham meet at iPro Stadium, in a match for the 35th round of the Championship. In the last direct match for this edition of the league, on 11-18-2017, the two teams tied (1-1). In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which records 3 wins in the last 3 matches. In fact, the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium was on 04-04-2017, in a match for the Championship which ended with Derby County winning by (4-2). The goals of the match were scored by D. Nugent (8 ‘, 42’, 59 ‘, 8’, 42 ‘and 59’) and J. Russell (67 ‘and 67’), for Derby County, and F. Ayité ( 35 ‘, 78’, 35 ‘and 79′), for Fulham.

Derby :

After 16 wins, 12 draws and 6 losses, the home team is currently in the 4 th position, with 60 points won. In their last match, they tied with Reading out by (3-3), after in the previous match they tied for (2-2) at home, in a match against Leeds United. For the league, Derby County won 19 points out of 30 possible points, after 5 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss in the last 10 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 1-0 (6 out of 17 matches). Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, since 12 of the last 17 matches have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 34 matches in the competition, they suffered the first goal 9 times and only managed 1 comeback.

The Derby County starts for this game with a 3-3 draw against Reading, registering the fourth game in a row without winning the championship. It is important to emphasize that the locals are fighting for the third position of this competition. The strategy to be used by coach Gary Rowett for this game is more than designed, that is, defend with nearby sectors and look for spaces in the opponent’s midfield to counterattack. On the attack front will be Matej Vydra, the best marker of Derby County, with 17 goals scored. For this game the coach can not count on Chris Baird, suspended.

Fulham:

The away team is currently in the 5 th position of the league, with 59 points won, after 16 wins, 11 draws and 7 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Bristol City, by (1-1). In the last match, they won in a home match against Wolverhampton Wanderers, by (2-0). For the league, Fulham won 15 points out of 30 possible points, after 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses in the last 10 home matches. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have always scored at least one goal in the last 10 matches for this competition. In 34 matches in this competition, he only managed 3 comebacks in the 13 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 17 away matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 10 of their 28 goals between minutes (76’-90 ‘).

Fulham left for this game with a win over Wolverhampton, 2-0, adding the twelfth game in a row without losing in the championship. Like Derby County, visitors are at the top of the leaderboard. For this home game, coach Slavisa Jokanovic must keep the team in 4-3-3, benefiting possession of the ball and organized attacks: Tom Cairney is the great organizer of the offensive process. On the other hand, the end Ryan Sessegnon is the great highlight of Fulham, with 13 goals and 4 assists. Without great absences, the visiting team must act in maximum strength.