Derby County vs Sunderland Prediction: An easy win for the visitors

Sunderland will continue their fight for promotion when they travel to Pride Park Stadium on Tuesday to face Derby County. The hosts are winless in six of their last eight home games. Can they break this run in this game? 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 2-0 loss to Watford in their last game to continue their poor run. They have lost their previous five games in all competitions and managed just two wins in their last 14. They are winless in six of their previous eight games in front of their home fans. The Rams have failed to score in three of their last four games and their previous two at home.

Derby sit 19th on the table with 27 points in 27 games, scoring 31 goals and conceding 37. However, due to injuries, Nat Phillips and David Ozoh are ruled out of this game.

Sunderland

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Sunderland were held to a goalless draw in their last game against Burnley. They remain unbeaten in their previous three games and have lost one of their last 21 games in all competitions. However, they have won one, drew five, and lost two of their previous eight games on the road.

The Black Cats sit 4th on the table with 51 points in 27 games, scoring 39 goals and conceding 22. However, due to injuries, Ian Poveda, Niall Huggins, Aji Alese, Tom Watson, Romaine Mundle, and Alan Browne are all out of this game.

Possible Starting 11

Derby County — J. W. Zetterström, Kane Wilson, Curtis Nelson, Eiran Cashin, Callum Elder, Kenzo Goudmijn, Ben Osborn, Kayden Jackson, Ebou Adams, N. Mendez-Laing, Jerry Yates.

Sunderland — Anthony Patterson, Trai Hume, Daniel Ballard, Luke O'Nien, Dennis Cirkin, Dan Neil, Jobe Bellingham, Patrick Roberts, Enzo Le Fée, Chris Rigg, Wilson Isidor.

Interesting Facts

• The Black Cats have lost just one of their last 21 games in all competitions.
• Derby are winless in six of their last eight home games.
• The Rams have failed to score in three of their last four games.
• Sunderland are unbeaten in their last 14 games against Derby.

Expert Betting Tips

The Rams have been experiencing a tough time recently, especially in front of their home fans, and a record like that is nothing to write home about facing a team like Sunderland, who are desperately looking for a way to gain promotion. Moreover, The Black Cats have lost just one of their last 21 games in all competitions, so I think they will win this clash. Also, Derby's attack is in shambles, having failed to score in three of their last four games.

Our prediction for the match is for Sunderland to win for odds of 2.15 at Bet365.

Our second prediction is for at least a team to keep a clean sheet (BTTS-NO) for odds of 1.88 at Betway.

Our third prediction is for Sunderland Draw No Bet, with odds of 1.60 at 1xbet.