Our prediction for this Championship match:
Derby
Match Time & Date:
21/01/2025
20:45
Prediction: 0-1
Sunderland
Pride Park will host Wednesday’s Championship game between Derby County and Sunderland, the two teams sitting in the opposite halves of the table. The Rams are on a four-game losing run in the English second tier, meaning that boss Paul Warne is under big pressure ahead of the midweek clash. Both Nat Phillips and David Ozoh remain in the recovery room, but there are no fresh injury worries in the home team.
The Black Cats, on the other hand, aim to move closer to the automatic promotion berth and we predict that they will take advantage of the current situation in Derby’s dressing room. The likes of Niall Huggins, Aji Alese, Tom Watson, Ian Poveda, Romaine Mundle, and Alan Browne continue to miss out with injuries for the visiting team. In the first half of the season, Sunderland recorded a routine 2-0 win over Derby at Stadium of Light.
Highlighted Team (Sunderland):
Sunderland are a professional football club that have been playing their home games at the Stadium of Light since 1997. The capacity of the stadium is 49,000, but before expansion the original ground capacity was 42,000. Red and White shirts are Sunderland’s trademark and the club’s fiercest rivals are Newcastle United. The two local rivals have been contesting in the Tyne-Wear derby since 1898 and there have always been fireworks in what is one of the greatest derbies in English football. Sunderland were on the verge of dropping to the Championship in the 2015/2016 Premier League campaign, but experienced tactician Sam Allardyce eventually helped the team avoid relegation.
The Black Cats have won six First Division trophies (now the Premier League), with the team lifting two FA Cup titles. Sunderland won their first FA Cup trophy in 1937, with the team beating Preston North End 3-1 in the title game. The club was founded in 1879 as Sunderland and District Teachers A.F.C.
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