Derby County
- Derby County have failed to win any of their last 2 Championship home games (1 draw, 1 defeat).
- Derby County sit 12th in the Championship with 30 points from 21 games.
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Recent matches:
- 3-0 away win at Sheffield Wednesday.
- 1-1 home draw with Millwall.
- 1-3 defeat at home to Leicester City.
Portsmouth
- Portsmouth have won 1, drawn 1 and lost 3 of their last 5 Championship fixtures.
- Portsmouth sit 21st with 20 points from 20 games.
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Recent matches:
- 1-0 defeat away at Swansea City.
- 2-1 home win over Blackburn Rovers.
- Pompey have failed to win any of their last three Championship away matches (1 draw, 2 defeats).
Head-to-Head
- The Rams have won one and drawn one of the last two Championship head-to-head meetings between the clubs.
- The last meeting at Fratton Park, eight months ago, finished 2-2.
Key Players
- Carlton Morris is a talisman for the club, top-scoring in the Championship for Derby with 10 goals in 16 appearances.
- Patrick Agyemang has also been in fine form of late with three goals in the past five games.
- Portsmouth are still looking for a number nine capable of banging in 20 goals a season and Adrian Segecic has the most Championship goals for the team this term with three in 15 appearances.
Betting Insights
- Backing BTTS in this match makes sense at 1.79 because Pompey will give it a go and Derby cannot be trusted to keep it quiet at the other end.
- Derby County average 1.27 goals per game scored at home in the Championship and 1.55 conceded.
- Pompey average 0.67 goals per game away while conceding 1.67.
Prediction
- Derby County to edge it against Pompey.
- Portsmouth will turn up to play on Saturday, John Mousinho has no other way to approach a game, but that high-tempo, pressing, physical and flexible strategy that he has favored since becoming the team’s coach in January 2023, might not be the answer at Pride Park.
- Derby County are a pragmatic club under John Eustace, who has put his mark on this side since taking charge in February 2025.
- Derby have been solid at the back, disciplined in their structure, productive from set-pieces and fast on the counterattack since then.
- So the clash of these two very different styles should be an interesting game of chess, albeit one that could be decided by which coach makes the better tactical switch within the game.
