Derby vs Norwich Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 28th September 2024

Norwich go up against Derby on Saturday for a Championship meeting at Pride Park.

Placed tenth in the table Derby have amassed nine points after six matches. On eight points, Norwich rank 11th with six matches played this season.

Separated only by a narrow margin, a win for Norwich in their upcoming Championship clash will see them swap positions with Derby. Thus, a highly competitive match surely awaits at Pride Park.

Derby are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 11 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.1 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 12 goals, or an average of 1.2 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to four clean sheets in this run.

Norwich travel to their next Championship match, averaging a lowly one goals per game in their last ten matches. They scored a disappointing total of ten goals, while also conceding 14 goals. That amounts to an average of 1.4 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring two times.

Derby last faced Norwich on 10 April 2021 at Pride Park, when Norwich scored a 1-0 win.

Derby vs Norwich Prediction

Derby Form

Derby are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Bristol City by 3-0, before beating Cardiff by 1-0. The winning streak came to an end against Sheffield United, who ran out 1-0 winners. Derby managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship. They drew none though, while losing twice in this series. They scored eight goals and conceded five times.

A top half finish is the dream for Derby, but neutral spectators have them down for a season in the lower end of the Championship.

Norwich Form

The results have been up and down for Norwich, who beat Coventry by 0-1. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 1-0 against Swansea, before claiming a victory in a 4-1 game against Watford. Norwich won twice, while also recording zero draws, and four defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches says eight goals conceded and two scored.

A top half finish is the dream target for Derby, although keeping their Championship status for another season has to be the priority.

Derby took six points from their last two encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Championship table. This amounts to two wins after scoring four times and conceding zero. Derby are yet to play a draw this season, in stead recording three wins and three defeats in the Championship. Norwich are looking at two wins, two draws and two defeats in the Championship.

Derby vs Norwich Squads

Derby Squad

Paul Warne will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Norwich 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 (0/4), Josh Vickers (0/2), Rohan Luthra (0/0), Callum Elder (0/6), Craig Forsyth (0/5), Curtis Nelson (1/6), Eiran Cashin (0/5), Jake Rooney (0/0), Kane Wilson (1/2), Nathaniel Phillips (0/2), Ryan Nyambe (0/5), Sonny Bradley (0/2), Ben Osborn (0/4), Ebou Adams (1/6), Ivan Calero (0/0), Joe Ward (0/3), Kenzo Goudmijn (2/6), Liam Thompson (0/4), Marcus Harness (0/2), Tom Koblenz (0/0), Tyrese Fornah (0/0), Conor Washington (0/0), Corey Blackett-Taylor (0/1), Dajaune Brown (0/0), James Collins (0/3), Jerry Yates (0/4), Kayden Jackson (2/6), Kwame Thomas (0/0), Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (0/6), Tawanda Chirewa (0/0), Tom Barkhuizen (0/4).

Norwich Squad

Here is the full team squad of Norwich. The 35 year-old Johannes Hoff Thorup will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Angus Gunn (0/6), Archie Mair (0/0), George Long (0/0), Benjamin Chrisene (1/5), Brad Hills (0/0), Callum Doyle (1/6), Grant Hanley (0/1), Jack Stacey (0/6), Jaden Warner (0/0), Jonathan Tomkinson (0/0), Jose Cordoba (0/4), Kellen Fisher (0/2), Shane Duffy (0/6), Anis Ben Slimane (0/4), Borja Sainz (3/6), Forson Amankwah (0/6), Jacob Lungi Soerensen (0/1), Kenny McLean (0/6), Liam Gibbs (0/5), Marcelino Nunez (1/6), Onel Hernandez (0/5), Tony Springett (0/0), Ante Crnac (0/4), Ashley Barnes (0/0), Christian Fassnacht (0/1), Joshua Sargent (2/6), Kaide Gordon (0/1), Kenneth Aboh (0/0), Oscar Schwartau (0/3).

Derby vs Norwich Team News

Derby have an almost full squad available against Norwich at Pride Park with only one player possibly missing. Jerry Yates gets a day off from the Derby squad, as he serves out a suspension.

Norwich seem to have only one player on the injured and absent list, when they travel to Pride Park to face Derby. Borja Sainz is ineligible for selection in the Norwich squad, as he is suspended.

Derby vs Norwich Lineups

Derby vs Norwich H2H

The last time Derby faced off against Norwich, Norwich claimed a 1-0 win at Pride Park. Derby enter the match against Norwich with a 4-4-2 record in their previous ten encounters. A win rate of 40%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Derby vs Norwich Results

Both teams to score paid out six times in the previous ten matches between home side Derby and Norwich. Best priced odds on BTTS with the bookies are at 8/11.

Derby vs Norwich Betting Tips

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Kayden Jackson, who is performing well for Derby. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Championship outings. He'll be out to add more goals against Norwich.The visitors will be looking to Borja Sainz to find the net once again, after managing three Championship goals for Norwich in recent matches.

Derby claimed ten wins in their previous 10 matches at Pride Park across all tournaments. They lost zero as well, while visitors Norwich won two of their last 10 away matches. They drew two and lost six. Derby are currently great at shutting up shop at Pride Park with an impressive eight clean sheets in 10 matches here. Norwich pulled off a clean sheet in two of their last 10 away.

Less than 2.5 goals came out four times in the past ten encounters between these two while both teams not to score was a winning bet four times. Derby managed an average of 1.3 goals, with Norwich averaging 1.3 goals. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Derby’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Norwich, who scored 1.5 times on average in these matches.