Notts County take on the visitors Derby in a group stage match of English Football League Trophy. The match will be played on Tuesday, October 10th at Meadow Lane (Nottingham).
Notts County are clearly experiencing a new resurgence. The Magpies are considered the oldest professional football club in England and the world, founded in 1862 before the establishment of the full rules of the game. At the end of the century, they won the country's 1894 cup. At the beginning of the century, they attracted Sven-Goran Eriksson as a coach and brought in several star and high-profile footballers. However, their success was limited to a victory in League 2, after which the project faltered and even dropped to the fifth division. Now, with new investors on board and after securing the second spot in the National League, the team is leading in League 2.
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Derby lost the crucial playoffs for a return to the Premier League under Lampard. As a result, the owner abruptly cooled off to the club, ceasing to finance it. In 2022, the two-time English champions and holders of the FA Cup and Super Cup were doomed, despite Wayne Rooney's efforts as a coach, to fall into League 1. There, they are led by Paul Warne, and their performance, given their dire financial situation, is not surprising. They finished seventh in the last cycle and are achieving even more mediocre results now that Notts County have fallen to the middle of the division.
The sides haven't played official matches since 1994. However, they have regularly held friendly matches, in which Derby have consistently been the stronger team, including in 2021. The Rams are clearly in crisis, and The Magpies should take advantage of this. We recommend betting that the hosts will not lose.
Prediction for the match: Notts County not to lose (1X).
