Our prediction for this Championship match:
Derby
Match Time & Date:
22 August 2025
20:00
Prediction: 1-2
Bristol City
Friday’s football game between Derby County and Bristol City will open round 3 of the new Championship campaign. The Rams do not seem to be at their sharpest at the moment and, no doubt, they are desperate to make amends for back-to-back losses to Stoke City (1-3) and Coventry City (3-5). Home win, though, should not be considered as all Beck, Langas, Nelson, Salvesen, Wilson, and Agyemang have been struggling with injuries of late.
The Robins, meanwhile, outclassed Sheffield United 4-1 in their first away game of the season. Given Derby County’s shaky defence, we predict that the visitors are going to pick up all three points from the Pride Park showdown. Midfielder Mark Sykes is pushing for a start, while all Pring, Williams, O’Leary, and McNally are expected to miss out with injuries. In their last meeting in the Championship, Bristol City defeated Derby County 1-0, with Luke McNally scoring the only goal of the match.
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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