Our prediction for this Championship match:
Blackburn Rovers
Match Time & Date:
16/04/2021
19:00
Prediction: 1-2
Derby
Blackburn Rovers will be looking to put an end to their seven-game winless run in the Championship when they take on Derby County on Matchday 42. The Riversiders will almost certainly secure the survival, but they can’t afford any complacency in the season finale. Both Bradley Dack and Joe Rothwell remain in the recovery room, but there are no suspended players in the home team.
The Rams, on the other hand, aim to make amends for back-to-back defeats to Reading and Norwich City. Wayne Rooney’s troops are determined to escape the relegation zone, and we are positive that they will fight tooth and nail against Blackburn Rovers. The visitors want this win more than the hosts, which is the main reason why we are tempted to put our money on Wayne Rooney’s men. Martyn Waghorn, Nathan Byrne and Matt Clarke return to contention, while Lee Gregory, Jack Stretton, and George Edmundson remain on the sidelines.
Highlighted Player (Lewis Holtby):
Lewis Holtby is a left-footed footballer who plays for Hamburg as a midfielder. Holtby began his senior career at Alemannia Aachen and he played for the club between 2007 and 2009. The German player then joined Schalke in 2009, but he was quickly sent to Bochum on loan.
After ending his loan spells with Bochum and Mainz, he returned to Schalke and it has to be noted that he made 55 goals for the club, scoring 10 goals in Bundesliga. On 28 January, 2013 Holtby signed a four-and-a-half-year deal with Tottenham Hotspur, but he was playing below expectations for the Premier League club.
In September, 2014 Holtby joined Hamburg on loan and on 1 July, 2015 he signed a permanent contract with the club. His contract with Hamburg expires on 30 June, 2018. Lewis Holtby has 24 caps for Germany U21 and he made his debut for German national team on 17 November, 2010 in a goalless draw with Sweden. He started the game, but he was substituted by Andre Schurrle after 77 minutes.
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.
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