Struggling Derby take on manager John Eustace’s former club Blackburn at Pride Park Stadium in the English Championship on Saturday, March 8th. View our England Championship betting tips for the contest below.
Derby City vs Blackburn Best Odds
| Derby 7/4 (+175) | X 2/1 (+200) | Blackburn 17/10 (+170) |
| Over 7/5 (+140) | 2.5 Goals | Under 8/15 (-188) |
| Yes 1/1 (+100) | BTTS | No 3/4 (-133) |
Derby vs Blackburn Analysis
Derby
The decision to poach manager John Eustace from Saturday’s opponents Blackburn last month hasn’t exactly gone to plan for Derby who have lost three Championship fixtures out of three since the appointment of their new taskmaster.
County lost 1-0 at Middlesbrough in their last assignment and still haven’t scored a single goal on Eustace’s watch following successive blanks against QPR (0-4) and Millwall (0-1) before their loss-to-nil at Boro.
The Rams, who now sit bottom of the 24-team Championship table, haven’t won a league fixture since Boxing Day, yet they remain slight favourites to win ahead of Saturday’s clash with Rovers on betting apps for football, despite their dismal form.
Team news: Nathaniel Mendez-Laing, Matthew Clarke, Corey Blackett-Taylor, Kane Wilson, David Ozoh, Dajuane Brown and Curtis Nelson are listed as possible injury absentees for Derby.
Predicted Lineup: Widell Zetterstrom, Nyambe, Langas, Forsyth, Elder, Adams, Armstrong, Jackson, Harness, Barkhuizen, Yates
Blackburn
Blackburn scored a 96th-minute equalizer to earn a share of the spoils at home to Norwich (1-1) in their last outing and kept themselves firmly in the mix in the Championship’s playoff race in the process.
That dramatic rescue act provided new manager Valerien Ismael with an exciting start to his Rovers tenure and the French coach will be targeting a first win at his predecessor’s expense on Saturday.
Championship betting sites have Blackburn down as underdogs for this one, however, Rovers have claimed seven points from the last 12 on offer in the Championship and motivated to get one over on Eustance, their players should be fired up at Pride Park.
Team news: Blackburn could be without the services of Harry Leonard, Scott Wharton, Danny Batth, Owen Beck and Harry Pickering this weekend while Emmanuel Dennis is suspended.
Predicted Lineup: Pears, Brittain, Carter, Hyam, Ribeiro, Forshaw, Travis, Dolan, Cantwell, Kargbo, Gueye
Derby vs Blackburn Stats and Trends
- Derby have lost each of their last three games in the Championship without scoring.
- Blackburn have lost only one of their last four matches in the Championship.
- Blackburn beat Derby 4-2 when the teams last met in August.
- Blackburn have been picking up an average of 2.20 cards per game in the Championship this term.
Derby vs Blackburn Prediction
Derby have been playing like relegation candidates for an extended spell and have failed to win a Championship fixture since December 26th. The appointment of John Eustace has made little difference so far and the Rams could lose for the fourth time in a row under his management when Blackburn visit Pride Park. In-form Rovers will be motivated to produce the goods against former boss Eustace, so an away win looks possible here.
Prediction: Blackburn to win – 17/10 (+170) – RhinoBet
Derby vs Blackburn – The Ultimate Bet:
Both teams NOT to score – 3/4 (-133)
Derby limped to defeat in each of their first three games under new manager John Eustace and County failed to find the net on each occasion.
In their last two defeats against Millwall (0-1) and Middlesbrough (0-1), Derby manufactured just 0.04 and 0.02 in expected goals and they managed to clock just two shots on target in their last three games combined.
Derby are struggling badly in the final third at present, so bettors should consider backing both teams not to score at Pride Park on Saturday.
