Our prediction for this Championship match:
Bristol City
Match Time & Date:
04/12/2021
18:00
Prediction: 2-1
Derby
Saturday’s football game at Ashton Gate Stadium pits together Bristol City and Derby County, the two bottom-table sides. The Robins aim to make amends for a 2-0 loss to Sheffield United, and the fact that they defeated Stoke City in their last home fixture is surely giving fans a reason for optimism ahead of the visit of Derby. Keep in mind, though, that all Williams, Baker, Tanner, King, James, Conway, and Cundy are sidelined with injuries.
The Rams, on the other hand, are stuck at the bottom of the table, with only one point. Due to the 21-point deduction, Wayne Rooney’s men have slim chances of securing the Championship survival, and seeing that they are low on spirits following a 2-1 loss to QPR, we are tempted to put our money on Bristol City. All Lee Buchanan, Sam Baldock, and Krystian Bielik should miss out with injuries for the visiting team.
Highlighted Player (Nathan Baker):
Nathan Baker is a product of Aston Villa football academy. The left-footed defender played 115 games for Aston Villa in the league and it has to be noted that he scored only goal for the club during his spell at Villa Park. Nathan Baker is used as both centre-back and left-back and the 189-cm-tall footballer is very good in the air.
Nathan Baker was born in Worcester, England on April 23, 1991 and he currently plays for Bristol City in the Championship. After ending his loan spell with the Robins, he signed a permanent deal with the club on July 28, 2017 for an undisclosed fee. Nathan Baker has yet to make his debut for England national team, but he has three caps for England U21 team.
Nathan Baker made his debut for the under-21 squad against Iceland back in 2011. The English footballer has a contract with Bristol City which expires on June 30, 2021.
Highlighted Team (Derby):
Derby County is one of the 12 founder members of the Football League. However, nowadays the Rams compete in the Championship and they play their home matches at Pride Park Stadium. Derby County have won the two trophies in the English top flight (1971/1972, 1974/1975), with the team lifting the FA Cup trophy just after the World War II (1946).
Derby’s main rivals are Nottingham Forest, Leicester City and Leeds United, but the rivalry between Forest and Derby is regarded as the biggest one.
The two teams take on each other in the East Midlands derby. The colour of Derby’s shirts is white, whilst their shorts are black. It has to be noted that the club was founded in 1884 by William Morley. The Rams competed in the European competitions four times, but they did not record a notable result in the European Cups. The club’s chairman is Mel Morris.
