Derby County
- Derby County have won three and lost two of their last five Championship matches.
- The Rams, on 57 points from 38 games, are only four ahead of the Blues in ninth.
Birmingham City
- Birmingham City have won one, drawn one and lost three of their last five Championship fixtures.
- Birmingham have 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in their last five games, but they have failed to win or draw in their previous two on the road, so the travel sickness could return to this fixture.
Derby County
- The players in advanced midfield positions have enough quality to supply the lone striker with chances and Derby can be a threat on the counter-attack when they are not dominating the ball.
- Carlton Morris is their talisman up front with 10 goals in 23 Championship appearances, but he is not the only threat with Eustace’s team having hit 26 goals in 19 home games.
- John Eustace has made the Rams tough to beat in the 4-2-3-1 shape he has deployed since February 2025.
Birmingham City
- Birmingham are equally well drilled by Chris Davies, who has them playing a 4-4-2 system with two banks of four when out of possession and a threat on the break when they do win the ball back.
- Marvin Ducksch is the main man for Davies, having bagged 10 goals in 29 league appearances - including two of Birmingham’s last three.
Head-to-Head
The last head-to-head between these two in the Championship finished 1-1 in Birmingham two months ago, so there’s not much to choose between them at the moment.
Betting Insights
Derby have won their two most recent home fixtures and can edge this one, but the odds for them to do so are slightly too short.
Prediction
There’s enough attacking quality in the sides to see both teams score so we will side with the home team to win and BTTS in this fixture.
