Derby County vs Blackburn Rovers Prediction: The Rovers expected to win

Derby County hope to return to winning ways when they welcome Blackburn Rovers to the Pride Park Stadium on Saturday. Blackburn won their last five games against Derby. Can they continue this run? Below, I have the team news, possible starting 11, some interesting facts, expert betting tips, and odds.

Derby County

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Derby County suffered a 1-0 loss to Middlesbrough in their last game to extend their winless run to 13 games in all competitions. At home, they are winless in their last six games and this run has sent them to the bottom of the table with 29 points in 35 games, scoring 33 goals and conceding 48. To add salt to the wound, Corey Blackett-Taylor (hamstring) and Dajaune Brown are doubtful, while Curtis Nelson (knee) is ruled out of this game.

Blackburn Rovers

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Blackburn Rovers came from behind to play a 1-1 draw in their last game against Norwich. The Rovers conceded in the 90th minute but bounced back when Andreas Weimann scored an equaliser in the 90+6th minute. Emmanuel Dennis got a red card in the game and will miss this clash. Blackburn are unbeaten in three of their last four games but have lost four of their last five games on the road. They sit 8th on the table with 52 points in 35 games, scoring 40 goals and conceding 35. However, Danny Batth (muscle), Harry Pickering (knee), Arnor Sigurdsson (thigh), Zak Gilsenan (muscle), Owen Beck (hamstring), and Scott Wharton (ACL) are ruled out of this game.

Possible Starting 11

Derby County — Jacob Widell Zetterström, Ryan Nyambe, Sondre Langås, Craig Forsyth, Callum Elder, Harrison Armstrong, Ebou Adams, Tom Barkhuizen, Marcus Harness, Kayden Jackson, Jerry Yates.

Blackburn Rovers — Aynsley Pears, Callum Brittain, Hayden Carter, Dominic Hyam, Yuri Ribeiro, Lewis Travis, Adam Forshaw, Augustus Kargbo, Todd Cantwell, Tyrhys Dolan, Makhtar Gueye.

Interesting Facts

• Derby are winless in their last 13 games in all competitions;
• Derby are winless in their last six games at home;
• The Rams have failed to score in their last six games at home;
• Eight of the last 11 games of Blackburn on the road saw the BTTS-NO results;
• Blackburn won their last five games against Derby;
• Blackburn are unbeaten in 10 of their last 11 games against Derby.

Expert Betting Tips

Derby are becoming a sure relegation candidate since they are now bottom of the table, and their recent form shows that they can hardly beat any team in the league. Moreover, Blackburn have a good record playing against Derby, so they should get a win in this clash and also keep a clean sheet because the Rams have failed to score in their last six games at home.

Our prediction for this match is for a team to keep a clean sheet for odds of 1.79 at Betway.

Our second prediction is to see less than three goals for odds of 1.75 at Bet365.

Our third prediction is for Blackburn to win at odds of 2.63 at 1xbet.