Stoke vs Derby Prediction & Betting Tips (2 November)

Derby have every chance of going up this Championship season, with the Derby cause being helped by a seven-match unbeaten run on their travels that has included five wins out of six recently. Stoke come into this contest in pretty poor form, with the Stoke collecting just two points from a possible 16 as their campaign drifts towards a conclusion.

Derby appear destined to secure promotion at the end of the campaign, and the fact that ten of their last 16 games have served up no more than a couple of goals shows how hard they are having to scrap for every point. The numbers have been pretty similar for Stoke of late, with 12 of their previous 16 matches at this level delivering under 2.5 goals.

Somewhat incredibly, at least one of the two goalkeepers has emerged with a clean sheet from 16 of the previous 16 Derby games at this level, and they are without a goal in eight away matches on the bounce. As for Stoke, both teams have scored in just five of their last 21 home fixtures in the Championship, so don’t expect too many fireworks.