Derby County vs Leeds United betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Championship match on December 29th, 2024

Derby County and Leeds United will meet each other in a football match counting for Championship on December 29th, 2024, Sunday at 17:45h (UTC), in England, check the Derby County vs Leeds United betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Derby County vs Leeds United will occur

The game is set to be played in the Pride Park Stadium stadium, in the city of Derby, with a capacity for 33597 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

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Introduction to the Derby County vs Leeds United betting tip 2024/2025

The Championship has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 2.67 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.48 goals per match played.

Derby County last match

Derby County come from a defeat in the last match. The game against Luton Town, valid for the Championship, ended with a 2-1. The team coached by P. Warne lined up in the last match with a 5-3-2 formation.

Before the kick-off the home team's defeat had odds of 2.15, which explains why it was considered a fairly even match.

The defense appeared lacking in energy throughout the match. Particularly below expectations, Kane Wilson, who did not appear in his best form. His team's results in the future will also depend on his performance.

Leeds United last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Championship, Leeds United, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Oxford United team with a final score of 4-0.

This positive result confirmed their favoritism before the game, which had odds of 1.18.

Derby County vs Leeds United h2h

The last time these teams faced off against each other in Championship, Derby County was in 15th place while Leeds United was in the 3rd place. Derby County opened with a 5-4-1 arrangement while Leeds United charged with a 4-2-3-1 formation.

The last time these teams met was less than a month ago, on 07-12-2024. In a Championship 2024/2025 match, Leeds United came out on top and beat their rivals by 2-0.

The Leeds United team has accomplished more consistent results in the past five games, than Derby County its counterpart.

Differently equipped teams striving for their own ambitions.

In this game, the referee A. Davies will be in charge, assisted by G. Kane and L. Venamore.

Derby County

Championship leaderboard now

Derby County enters into this match occupying 16th place in the Championship with a negative balance. The team has scored 24 points, winning only 6 games, losing 10, and scoring 6 draws.

Which means that in the 24th round, the team has no advantage, over Coventry City team who is in the position 17.

Derby County analysis

After round number 23 in Championship, Derby County has 27 goals scored and 28 conceded.

The Derby County team comes from a defeat in the Championship, and its coach Paul Warne wants to counter this trend by imposing a loss on his opponent, using the advantage of playing at home.

With 42.82% of ball possession averaged per game over the course of this league, Derby County can hardly be said to be the kind of team that imposes its textures on the field. However,in the next match of the season against Leeds United they will have to come down with a whole different attitude on the pitch, and try to build more scoring chances.

Having won once away from home compared to matches played at home which gave them a record of 5 wins, 3 losses, and 2 draws prove the team is stronger when paying in their own yard.

Best goalscorer from Derby County

If we want to highlight a player in the team's offensive sector until this competition stage, we have to name Jerry Yates. Derby County owes some of their triumphs to the Attacker who scored 4 goals in this season.

Historical data Derby County

With 4 titles won in the tournament's history the Derby County team is one of the leading names in the competition. The record of the team will impact the final outcome of the match and it will not be the first time the team has managed to impress their opponents with a win at a time when they are in bad shape.

Leeds United

Championship leaderboard now

The Leeds United team with 45 points currently occupies the 2nd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion, with a campaign of 13 wins, 6 draws, and 3 losses.

Which means that in the 24th round, the team is ahead with an advantage of 1 point over Burnley team who is in the 3rd place.

Leeds United analysis

Leeds United counted 41 goals scored and 15 conceded at the end of Championship day number 23.

As we approach the Regular Season, Leeds United is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 5.59 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

A team with great aspirations and abilities in the Championship.

It is an average ball possession of 62.32% that the Leeds United team usually uses to control the game. The reason for this is ball possession above 50% typically allows teams to have some control over their opponents.

With a balance of 3 wins, 2 losses, and 5 draws in the Championship, Leeds United playing away usually gives opponents slim chances of beating them.

Leeds United is a more offensive team than Derby County, having 2580 attacks vs. 1818 from Derby County, having scored 41 times, in comparison, Derby County converted into goal 27 times.

Best goalscorer from Leeds United

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Joel Piroe. The Attacker has scored 7 times in the current season and has helped Leeds United come out with a positive result on several occasions.

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Goals Top Betting Tips

In short, a much stronger team Leeds United, better placed in the competition, that usually wins and doesn't concede goals, against an irregular Derby County that has difficulty converting and that comes from a sequence of balanced performances.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Both Teams To Score - No market are quoted at 1.67.

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Derby County is Jerry Yates, who has already scored 4 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Leeds United is Joel Piroe, he has scored in 7 opportunities.

Some study shows us that between 75-90 minutes is where most goals occur, this can be a good bet for those who follow the live game.

Corners Top Betting Tips

By combining the number of corners of both teams, we can see an average of 6.09 corners per game, also a market to explore to obtain good results in sports betting.

Leeds United is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 7 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Leeds United in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.65 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

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