Plymouth vs Derby County Prediction: Both sides expected to score.

Relegation-threatening sides will lock horns as Plymouth welcome Derby County to Home Park on Saturday. While the hosts are unbeaten in all competitions in four of their last five games at home, the visitors are winless in their last 11 games on the road in all competitions. Who will win? Below, I have the team news, possible starting 11, some interesting facts, expert betting tips, and odds.

Plymouth

Plymouth secured a 2-1 win over Portsmouth in their last game, with goals from Mustapha Bundu in the 44th minute and Ryan Hardie in the 49th minute. Before this win, the Pilgrims have remained winless in six straight games. However, they are unbeaten in all competitions in four of their last five games at home. They sit bottom of the table with 33 points in 37 games, scoring 38 goals and conceding 74. However, Matthew Sorinola will serve his one-match suspension after receiving a second yellow card in the 86th minute of the game against Portsmouth. Adam Randell will serve his final suspension of a three-match ban by the FA, while Julio Pleguezuelo, Muhamed Tijani, and Brendan Galloway are ruled out due to injuries.

Derby County

In their last game, Derby County secured a 2-0 win over Coventry. Matt Clarke opened the scoring in the 23rd minute before Marcus Harness doubled the lead in the 48th minute. The Rams have now won back-to-back games since enduring a 13-game winless run. They sit 22nd on the table with 35 points in 37 games, scoring 37 goals and conceding 49. However, Nathaniel Mendez-Laing, Curtis Nelson, Lars-Jorgen Salvesen, David Ozoh, Dajaune Brown, Ben Osborn, Corey Blackett-Taylor, and Kemar Roofe are ruled out due to injuries.

Possible Starting 11

Plymouth — Conor Hazard, Maksym Taloverov, Nikola Katic, Kornél Szűcs, Bali Mumba, Jordan Houghton, Darko Gyabi, Tymoteusz Puchacz, Callum Wright, Ryan Hardie, Mustapha Bundu.

Derby County — Jacob Widell Zetterström, Nathaniel Phillips, Matt Clarke, Craig Forsyth, Ryan Nyambe, Ebou Adams, Harrison Armstrong, Liam Thompson, Callum Elder, Jerry Yates, Marcus Harness.

Match Facts

• Both teams are in the relegation battle;
• Derby are winless in their last 11 games on the road in all competitions;
• Plymouth are unbeaten in four of their previous five games at home;
• Plymouth have conceded in their previous eight games;
• Derby have conceded in their previous eight games.

Expert Betting Tips

Both sides are currently fighting relegation with only two point separating them on the table. However, the visitors have been finding it difficult to secure wins on the road and have remained winless in their last 11 games on the road. While I expect goals from both sides, I still expect the hosts to pick at least a point from this game with the first 45 minutes ending in a draw.

Our prediction for this match is for a draw in the forst half of the game for odds of 1.90 at 1xbet.

Our second prediction is Plymouth Draw No Bet at odds of 1.95 at Bet365.

Our third prediction is for both teams to score for odds of 2.09 at Betway.