Leeds United vs Derby County Prediction: Derby faced back to back defeats

Leeds United will welcome Derby County at Elland Road in Game Week 19 of the English Championship. Derby faced back to back defeats. Who will come out on top after 90 minutes?

Leeds United form

After gathering nine points from encounters with Queens Park Rangers, Swansea City, and Luton Town, promotion favorites of the Championship, Leeds United had to take their third defeat of the season last Saturday when they lost 1-0 to Blackburn at Ewood Park. Blackburn got their win through a first-half penalty by Todd Cantwell, who had already started showing signs of his attacking prowess that took Norwich City to promotion previously.

Daniel Farke's Leeds missed the chance to rise to the top of the Championship table after a goalless draw in Lancashire, staying three points behind Sheffield United at third. With a six-match winning run at Elland Road, Leeds look more than well-equipped to see off newly promoted Derby this weekend, having scored an eye-catching 20 goals in nine home games - a total equalled only by Norwich City.

Joel Piroe has come in as a goal-scoring option for Leeds following Crysencio Summerville's departure to West Ham United, scoring seven goals in 18 Championship matches so far.

Leeds United Predicted Starting XI

Meslier; Bogle, Rodon, Struijk, Firpo; Rothwell, Tanaka; Gnonto, Ramazani, James; Piroe

Derby County form

Derby County has witnessed a decline in their form at Pride Park, defying initial expectations of the season. After successive home defeats, which included losses to Swansea City and Sheffield Wednesday, the newly promoted team is now ranked 15th in the Championship standings. Ahead of a tough away trip to Elland Road, Derby will be hoping to avoid a third successive defeat and get further away from the relegation zone. Despite their woes on the road this season, the team will draw confidence from recent wins at Coventry City and a draw at Preston North End. The match against Leeds this weekend will be the first time the two teams have faced each other since July 2020, when Leeds won in the East Midlands.

Derby County Predicted Lineup

Zetterstrom; Wilson, Nelson, Cashin, Forsyth; Osborn, Thompson; Mendez-Laing, Goudmijn, Harness; Yates

Leeds United vs Derby County Expert Tips

With a team newly promoted, this is set to be a difficult afternoon at Elland Road, so Farke's men appear in favor for the game. Adams' Derby looks very short of support from the midfield, leaving it to face the probable risk of being outplayed in that particular area, as things are looking dark and tough for the visiting side.