Derby – Fulham Prediction & Picks (11.05.2018)

Derby County and Fulham meet, in a match for the 0 th day of the Championship. The history of recent direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which records 4 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses in the last 9 matches. The last direct confrontation between these two teams, on 03-03-2018, ended with the victory of Fulham by (1-2).

Derby :

The home team achieved access to this decisive phase of the Championship (Promotion Play-offs – Semi-finals), after the ª position in the previous phase, in which they won a total of points. For the league, Derby County won 15 points out of 30 possible points, after 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses in the last 10 home matches. The team has conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 46 matches in the competition, they suffered the first goal 15 times and only managed 2 comebacks.

The Derby County comes to this day after a win at home against Barnsley, 4-1, totaling in this way the third match game in a row without tasting the taste of victory. It is important to note that the locals finished in the sixth position of the qualifying table, with 75 points, after 20 wins, 15 draws and 11 losses. Normally the trainer Gary Rowett acts in 3-4-3, privileging the possession of ball and the organized attacks through the flanks, especially, through the right. The Czech Matej Vydra is the best marker of Derby County, with 21 goals scored. By watching the 23 games played at home it is possible to see that Derby County has a good offensive sector, which scored on average 1.78 goals per game. For this game the local coach can count on all his players.

Fulham:

The visiting team arrives at this stage of the Championship (Promotion Play-offs – Semi-finals) after having finished the previous phase in the ª position, with conquered points. For the league, Fulham won 23 points out of 30 possible points, after 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss 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 46 matches in this competition, they only had 4 comebacks in the 15 matches in which they suffered the first goal. In the last 23 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 14 of their 39 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘).

Fulham come to this game with a defeat in the field of Birmingham, 3-1, putting a final point to the two successive wins in the championship. We remember that the visitors finished third in the qualifying table. In this first leg of this semifinal, coach Slavisa Jokanovic must keep the team in 4-3-3, being the most advanced position occupied by Mitrovic. On the other hand, Ryan Sessegnon is the best score of Fulham, with 15 goals scored. We emphasize that the outsiders present an offensive sector of great quality, which scored an average of 1.7 goals per game away from home. Everything indicates that the visiting coach can count on all his players.