Derby vs Bristol City Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 31st August 2024

Matchday 4 of the new Championship season sees Bristol City pay Derby a visit at the Pride Park in what promises to be a gruelling affair.

Derby find themselves as number 15 in the league table with three points from their initial three matches this campaign. As number 7, two points above them, Bristol City have played three rounds this season.

Derby find themselves as number 15 in the league table with three points from their initial three matches this campaign. As number 7, two points above them, Bristol City have played three rounds this season.

The two sides seem evenly matched, but Derby can leapfrog Bristol City in the Championship table with a win on Saturday. They will, of course, be extremely eager to do just that, the question is, how will the visitors respond to the threat?

Derby go into their next Championship match, scoring a humble average of 1.1 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 11 times, while conceding 14. That amounts to an average of 1.4 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring three times.

Bristol City scored 16 goals, conceded 11 and managed four clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

The last time Derby faced off against Bristol City, Bristol City claimed a 3-1 win at Pride Park.

Derby vs Bristol City Prediction

Derby Form

In has been a bit of everything for Derby in their previous three matches, where they first beat Middlesbrough by 1-0. This was followed by a disappointing 2-1 defeat against Watford, before an encounter with Barrow produced a 0-0 draw. Derby won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored six and conceded six goals.

In a season where everything runs absolutely smoothly Bristol City might be able to surprise. However, a finish inside the top half of the Championship looks the most realistic scenario.

Bristol City Form

Bristol City claimed four points from a possible nine in their last three matches across all tournaments, which opened with a defeat 0-1 against Coventry. A 4-3 win followed against Millwall, before drawing 1-1 with Coventry. Bristol City claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Championship. They also drew three and were defeated two times, as they were outscored by eight goals to three.

A top half finish is the bare minimum Bristol City will expect from this season. The visitors are targeting a spot in an international tournament and know a good start will leave them in a good stead.

Derby and Bristol City looks like an equal match, and it is difficult to separate one from the other currently, which makes the draw seem worth a punt.

Derby vs Bristol City Squads

Derby Squad

Warne will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Bristol City from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Championship this season):

Jacob Widell Zetterstroem (0/1), Josh Vickers (0/2), Rohan Luthra (0/0), Callum Elder (0/3), Craig Forsyth (0/3), Curtis Nelson (1/3), Eiran Cashin (0/2), Jake Rooney (0/0), Kane Wilson (1/2), Ryan Nyambe (0/2), Sonny Bradley (0/2), Ben Osborn (0/2), Ben Radcliffe (0/0), Ebou Adams (1/3), Ivan Calero (0/0), Joe Ward (0/1), Kenzo Goudmijn (0/3), Liam Thompson (0/3), Tom Koblenz (0/0), Tyrese Fornah (0/1), Conor Washington (0/0), Corey Blackett-Taylor (0/0), James Collins (0/3), Jerry Yates (0/1), Kayden Jackson (1/3), Kwame Thomas (0/0), Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (0/3), Tawanda Chirewa (0/0), Tom Barkhuizen (0/3).

Bristol City Squad

Below is the full team squad of Bristol City. The manager Manning will pick his starting XI against Derby from these players:

Lewis Thomas (0/0), Max O'Leary (0/3), Stefan Bajic (0/0), Cameron Pring (0/3), George Tanner (1/3), Haydon Roberts (0/0), Kal Naismith (0/2), Rob Dickie (0/3), Robert Atkinson (0/0), Ross McCrorie (0/0), Zak Vyner (0/3), Adam Murphy (0/0), Anis Mehmeti (1/3), Ayman Benarous (0/0), George Earthy (0/2), Jason Knight (0/3), Joe Williams (0/3), Josh Stokes (0/0), Marcus McGuane (0/0), Mark Sykes (0/3), Max Bird (0/3), Fally Mayulu (2/3), Harry Cornick (0/0), Leo Pecover (0/0), Nahki Wells (0/2), Omar Taylor-Clarke (0/0), Samuel Bell (0/1), Scott Twine (1/2), Sinclair Armstrong (1/3), Yu Hirakawa (0/0).

Derby vs Bristol City Team News

Derby have an almost full squad available against Bristol City at Pride Park with only one player possibly missing. There is no need for Jerry Yates to show up in the Derby dressing room, as he is suspended.

At the time of writing, Bristol City just have two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match on Saturday.

Robert Atkinson and Ayman Benarous all face a spell on the sidelines for Bristol City due to various injuries.

Derby vs Bristol City Lineups

Derby vs Bristol City H2H

Derby last faced Bristol City on 23 April 2022 at Pride Park, when Bristol City scored a 3-1 win. All in all, Bristol City have a fine reading on Derby in previous seasons with a 6-2-2 advantage going into this match. The bookies have Bristol City to win this match at best price odds of 16/11.

Derby vs Bristol City Results

Both teams found the back of the net five times in the past ten matches between home side Derby and Bristol City. Best priced odds on BTTS with the bookies are at 8/11.

Derby vs Bristol City Betting Tips

It is the beginning of a new Championship campaign, and both Derby and Bristol City will be looking for their main strikers this season. Accordingly, we have listed some of the in-form players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.

Derby won ten of their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while losing zero times. Bristol City won three of their last 10 games away from home, with three draws and four defeats as well. It is a tough one to call who gets to draw first blood this coming Saturday. Derby managed to open the scoring in no less than eight of their previous 10 league games at home. Bristol City have been equally quick to get off the mark, scoring the opener in six of their last 10 away games.

Both teams not to score was a winning bet five times in the last ten encounters between Derby and Bristol City as under 2.5 goals happened four times. Derby scored an average of 0.9 goals a game, with Bristol City averaging 1.5 goals in this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Derby’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Bristol City's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.5 goals in these matches.