Derby take on the visitors Torquay in the round 1/128-finals of English FA Cup. The match will be played on Tuesday, November 15th at Pride Park (Derby).
Derby County had become hostage of their financial problems. The Rams, as it turned out later, were doomed when Lampard lost in the playoffs for the right to rise to the Premier League. Investors became disillusioned with the project and actually stopped financing it. Another famous player in the past, Rooney, tried to keep a glorious club (two-time English champion, cup and super cup winner), and in football terms he was not bad even last season, but “surviving” with a penalty of 20+ points was simply unrealistic. Now there is a new owner, in the summer, but in many ways they need to start almost from scratch. So far, the real level of Derby is the middle of League 1 standings with claims to the playoff zone, but not a direct ticket.
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Torquay is strong only at the level of his native Devonshire. "The Seagulls" took the cup 15 times - but it was at this regional level. They had a relatively recent chance to jump as far as League 1, a dozen years ago, but in the end they did not succeed. And now they are hanging out at the level of the semi-amateur National Conference, the 5th division of the All-England system. Moreover, if in the last draw there was a place in the middle of the standings, 11th, now the team has become one of the outsiders even in such a league. But at the same time they show character in the cup. Having beaten, by the way, in a replay a Hampton and Richmond, at home with the “rams” at the beginning of the month it turned out to get back in the match in the 2nd half from 0-2. Goodwin designed the equalizing goal already in the 5th added minute.
In 2009, at the summer training camp, the clubs met in a friendly match. It also brought a draw, but then went without goals. Derby County and on the road already by the 47th minute were confidently in the lead after Osula's double, but after sending off and a penalty in their net, they faltered. Now he is unlikely to repeat the mistakes - we bet on the hosts with a handicap of "-2 goals".
Prediction for the match: Derby County to win with -2.0 handicap.
