Our prediction for this Championship match:
Buoyed by a 2-1 win over Portsmouth, Plymouth will look to move closer to the safe zone as they host Derby County to their Home Park on Saturday afternoon. The Pilgrims are desperate to secure the Championship survival and, no doubt, the midweek victory gave them a confidence boost for the upcoming challenges. Matthew Sorinola serves a one-game ban, while fellow defender Julio Pleguezuelo is a major doubt.
The Rams, on the other hand, aim to build on back-to-back wins over Blackburn Rovers and Coventry City. Derby have been producing excellent displays at their Pride Park of late, but given their poor away record in the 2024/2025 campaign, we predict that Plymouth are going to pick up all three points from Saturday’s encounter. There are no fresh injury worries in the away team ahead of the trip to Devon.
Highlighted Team (Plymouth):

Nicknamed the Pilgrims, Plymouth are a professional football club that host their rivals at Home Park. The stadium, which can hold up to 18,600 people, was built in 1892 and opened the following year. Plymouth footballers wear dark green jerseys and white shorts when playing in front of home fans, while light green and white are the dominant colours of their away kit.
The Pilgrims made it to the FA Cup semi-finals in the 1983-84 season, with the team advancing to the Football League Cup semis on two occasions (1964-65, 1973-74). The Pilgrims recorded their biggest win against Millwall on January 16, 1932, with the team beating the Lions 8-1, and they repeated the success in 1994 as they rolled over Hartlepool United in the Second Division.
The club suffered their heaviest defeat against Stoke City (0-9) on December 17, 1960. Fellow Devon teams Exeter City and Torquay United are seen as the club’s fiercest rivals.