Stoke City - Derby County predictions

Stoke City are definitely more likely to win, though all three possible results are quite reasonable to expect. This makes it hard to make reliable betting predictions when this match is concerned, though we may find some betting value.

Things are looking problematic for the visiting side. They are going up against a stronger team which also has a home pitch advantage. Victory is still within reach – they’ll just have to work harder than usual to get it.

Although The Potters are coming on the back of a harsh 2:0 loss, it would be rather unfair to judge them purely on that performance. They were playing an away game in an extremely difficult matchup against Sheffield United , so they spent most of the match trailing behind.

Derby County earned a single point for the Championship table tally in the previous round. While not catastrophic, the outcome is still widely considered a missed opportunity. After all, they had the advantage of playing at home on their side, and the betting odds certainly painted their victory as quite plausible.

The fact that they’re playing at Bet365 Stadium is a boost to Stoke City. They’ve thrived in their recent home games, managing to score more than 5 times over the previous

One way or another, Derby County’s recent outings can’t really be considered spectacular. The latest 5 of them ended with 2 or fewer goals on the final tally.

The hosts may be favourites to win the match, but their lineup is in a somewhat weakened state. Ben Pearson, Lynden Gooch, Sam Gallagher are all sidelined due to injury, which makes The Potters’s position as favourites a bit shakier than it might seem.

A confirmed Under 2.5 Goals market seems like a foregone conclusion for this particular match. The only thing to do now is to decide whether the relatively short 1.85 odds are worth your time. We would say they are because this bet manages to have real betting value as well.