Preston North End welcome the visitors Derby County in the English Championship – Round 30. The match will be held on Friday, February 1st, at the Deepdale (Preston).
Preston North End managed to attain two away victories over the solid Stock City and Queens Park Rangers, thus breaking their no-win streak of six rounds. They are not threatened by relegation, but they were victorious in only one third of their clashes. This record is rather weird. Preston kept their last-year squad. Ahead of the kick-off, they were expected to fight for the Premiere League. The team struggle in the defense – one allowed goal more, and their overall number of missed goals will be same as throughout the whole last season. The club have recently signed contracts with two defenders, and they were interested in Joe Hart. If this benefits the hosts, we will see in the tomorrow’s clash wherein they will play with their best squad.
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To some extent, the visiting Derby County may find excuses in their tough calendar. It so happened that in five latest encounters, they had to face their closest rivals for progression. The outcome is hardly successful – the ‘Rams’ attained just four points, but most importantly is that they stayed in the top-six. Now they face a better calendar, and they need to surpass Preston even away. The ‘Rams’ latest travelling record is quite good, and their away stats against Preston is positive.
The home match factor and two wins favor the hosts a bit. Lampard also struggles in defense. No wonder that there were talks of Сole. The fans’ support is not the key factor in defining a winner though. Bookies’ odds on the guests’ win or draw are not bad. So, we’ll go for it.
Prediction for the match: Derby County to win or Draw.
