Derby vs Bristol City Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 22nd August 2025

As the early season favourites, Derby will look to justify their title credentials on Friday when they take on Bristol City for a round 3 match in the Championship.

A glance at the Championship table reveals that the current difference between the teams is four points and 18 places.

Derby have nothing to show for the first couple of matches in the Championship and going into this round three they will be eager to get off the mark.

The match this coming Friday has all the makings of a tight battle as Derby and Bristol City look to bag a crucial win in the process.

Derby go into their next Championship match, scoring a humble average of 1.2 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 12 times, while conceding 13. That amounts to an average of 1.3 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring four times.

Bristol City managed a bearable 12 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.2 goals per game. They conceded 19 goals in total, and while claiming one clean sheets, they conceded 1.9 goals an average per game.

Derby were defeated by 1-0 in their last encounter with Bristol City, but did win the reverse match 3-0, though.

Derby vs Bristol City Prediction

Derby Form

In their last three matches, Derby lost 3-1 against Stoke, drew 1-1 with West Bromwich, before losing to Coventry by 3-5. Derby claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Championship. They also drew two and lost two, scored seven goals and conceded six.

Bristol City Form

Bristol City look well suited to take on any opponent presently, as their last three matches saw them gaining two victories and a draw. They ran out 1-4 and 2-0 winners against Sheffield United and Milton Keynes Dons, respectively. Their winning streak came to an end against Charlton, as the match resulted in a 0-0 draw. Bristol City claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Championship. They also drew one and were defeated four times, as they were outscored by 13 goals to six.

Bookmakers rate the match more or less equal, but Derby have looked a little shaky recently. We believe, it could be optimal time for Bristol City to visit Pride Park, and we back them for a good result.

Derby vs Bristol City Squads

Derby Squad

John Eustace will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Bristol City from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Championship this season):

Jacob Widell Zetterstroem (0/2), Josh Vickers (0/0), Richard O'Donnell (0/0), Callum Elder (1/1), Craig Forsyth (0/1), Curtis Nelson (0/0), Danny Batth (0/2), Dion Sanderson (0/2), Jake Rooney (0/0), Joe Ward (0/1), Kane Wilson (0/0), Matthew Clarke (0/2), Owen Beck (0/0), Ryan Nyambe (0/2), Sondre Klingen Langaas (0/0), Ben Osborn (0/0), Bobby Clark (0/1), Ebou Adams (1/2), Ivan Calero (0/0), Kenzo Goudmijn (0/2), Liam Thompson (0/2), Tom Koblenz (0/0), Andreas Weimann (0/2), Carlton Morris (2/2), Corey Blackett-Taylor (0/1), Dajaune Brown (0/1), Kayden Jackson (0/2), Kwame Thomas (0/0), Lars-Joergen Salvesen (0/0), Patrick Agyemang (0/0), Rhian Brewster (0/0).

Bristol City Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Bristol City players that the manager Gerhard Struber will choose from for the upcoming game:

Joe Lumley (0/0), Lewis Thomas (0/0), Max O'Leary (0/0), Radek Vitek (0/2), Cameron Pring (0/0), George Tanner (0/2), Haydon Roberts (0/0), Jamie Knight-Lebel (0/0), Luke McNally (0/0), Rob Dickie (0/1), Robert Atkinson (0/2), Ross McCrorie (1/2), Zak Vyner (0/2), Adam Randell (0/2), Jason Knight (0/2), Joe Williams (0/0), Mark Sykes (0/2), Max Bird (0/1), Anis Mehmeti (1/2), Emil Riis Jakobsen (0/2), Fally Mayulu (0/1), Harry Cornick (0/0), Josh Stokes (0/0), Samuel Bell (0/1), Scott Twine (2/2), Sinclair Armstrong (0/2), Yu Hirakawa (0/2).

Derby vs Bristol City Team News

Derby vs Bristol City Lineups

Derby vs Bristol City H2H

Derby were defeated by 1-0 in their last encounter with Bristol City, but did win the reverse match 3-0, though. Look for either side to win this encounter, as they have a tendency not to draw their matches, since only one of the last ten encounters finished all square. Derby won three times, while Bristol City ran out winners six times. A home win gets you odds at 15/8 with the bookies, while the best betting odds on an away win are at 3/2.

Derby vs Bristol City Results

Both teams to score only came out four times in the previous ten games between Bristol City and Derby. Odds on both teams not to score are best priced at 4/5 with the bookies.

Derby vs Bristol City Betting Tips

Ebou Adams is the most prolific Championship marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Bristol City look to Ross McCrorie, hoping he can add to his current total of three Championship goals in his latest games.

Derby claimed four wins, drew three and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Bristol City won two, drew three and lost five of their last 10 games away. Derby kept a clean sheet six times in their previous 10 matches at Pride Park hoping to do so again on Friday. Bristol City kept a clean sheet in two of their last 10 away games.

Under 2.5 goals happened four times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Derby managed an average of 1.1 goals, with Bristol City averaging 1.2 goals in these. Both teams not to score was a winning bet six times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Derby’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Bristol City's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.5 goals in these matches.