Our prediction for this Championship match:
Derby
Match Time & Date:
02/04/2025
20:45
Prediction: 1-0
Preston
Wednesday’s football game between Derby County and Preston will close the Championship round 40. The Rams are on a three-game winning run and they must be high on confidence ahead of Preston’s visit. A man to watch in the home team will be Marcus Harness, who scored a brace in a 3-2 win over Plymouth, while the likes of Blackett-Taylor, Brown, Nelson, Osborn, Ozoh, Roofe, Salvesen, and Ward remain in the treatment room.
The Lilywhites, on the other hand, aim to recover from the FA Cup loss (0-3) to Aston Villa, but as tired legs should prove to be a big problem for the visiting team, we are tempted to bet on the relegation-threatened hosts. Defender Kaine Kesler-Hayden reclaims his spot in Preston’s starting XI after being ineligible for the FA Cup quarter-final clash against Aston Villa, while midfielder Sam Greenwood is back from suspension.
Highlighted Player (Robbie Brady):
Robbie Brady is an Irish footballer who plays for Norwich City as a winger, but he is capable of playing at left back as well. Brady began his youth career at St. Kevin’s Boys, where he was spotted by Manchester United scouts. In 2008 he joined the Old Trafford outfit at age 16.
He played for Manchester United U-18 team, but he did not make his debut for the senior team. The Irish footballer played for Hull City on loan in the 2011/2012 and the 2012/2013 Championship campaigns and in January, 2013 he signed a permanent deal with the Tigers for an undisclosed fee. Robbie Brady made his Republic of Ireland debut on 8 September, 2012, in a 4-1 win over Oman and it has to be noted that he scored one goal and provided two assists for his teammates in the victory over the Asian team.
He represented the Boys in Green at the 2016 European Championship finals and he scored the winner against Italy that helped the team make it to the knockout stages of the showpiece tournament.
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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