Sunderland vs Derby County betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Championship match on October 01th, 2024

Sunderland and Derby County will play on Tuesday, October 01th, 2024, at 18:45h (UTC), in a Championship game to be held in England, check the Sunderland vs Derby County betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Sunderland vs Derby County will occur

The game is set to be played in the great Stadium of Light stadium, in the city of Sunderland, with a capacity for 49000 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

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Introduction to the Sunderland vs Derby County 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 2.55 goals per match played.

Sunderland last match

Sunderland is coming off a win. In its last outing they faced Middlesbrough in a match valid for Championship, and the match ended 1-0. The eleven coached by R. Le Bris played in a 4-2-3-1 formation.

Before the kick-off, the home win had odds of 2.55, which explains why it was considered to be a fairly close match.

Despite the victory, the team did not have a great performance in general. One of the few athletes who achieved some prominence in the match was Eliezer Mayenda, who appeared well in the most decisive moments of the game and was a crucial player in the victory of Sunderland.

Derby County last match

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

The odds for their win, 4.75 left no room for doubt. The defeat was clear before the match started.

Sunderland vs Derby County h2h

The last time these teams faced off against each other in Championship, Sunderland was in 24th place while Derby County was in the 5th place. Sunderland opened with a 4-1-4-1 arrangement while Derby County charged with a 4-2-3-1 formation.

The most recent precedent between these two clubs was in 30-03-2018, in the 2017/2018 season of the Championship, which ended with a 1-4 win for Sunderland.

The Sunderland team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 4 wins, compared to the Derby County team, which won only 2 games.

In this game, the referee D. Whitestone will be in charge, assisted by D. Leach and P. Hodskinson.

Sunderland

Championship leaderboard now

The Sunderland team with 15 points currently occupies the 2nd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion, with a campaign of 5 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss.

In the 8th round, the team suffers a small disadvantage of 1 point compared to West Bromwich Albion who occupies position 1.

Sunderland analysis

After 7 rounds, Sunderland has a positive ratio of goals scored and goals against. The team sums 13 goals for and 4 conceded.

If the average number of shots on target by Sunderland in the league is not the best, the team's accuracy, on the other hand, is excellent! There are only 4.33 shots on target per game, with an average of 2.17 goals. In other words, more than 40% of shots on goal will end up in the back of the net.

Sunderland is not a team that imposes its rhythms on the field, it usually has a rather counterattacking game: in fact, during this league we see that it has an average ball possession of 43.33%. In the next match against Derby County a change of attitude on the field will be needed, Sunderland will have to try to maintain possession to create goal chances and win.

Playing in their home base prove wise for this team, as their record of 3 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws shows. Playing as the visiting team, meanwhile has given them 2 games won.

Sunderland has demonstrated their offensive prowess by scoring 13 times with 547 attacks, while Derby County has only scored 8 times with 411 attacks.

Best goalscorer from Sunderland

When we analyze the team's attack so far, the competition's performance at the individual level Romaine Mundle is the player to highlight. Helping Sunderland with 3 goals scored this season, the Attacker has been instrumental in achieving positive outcomes.

Historical data Sunderland

With 5 titles won in the history of the tournament, one of the leading names in the competition is the Sunderland team. The record of the team will impact the final outcome of the game and it will not be the first time the team has managed to impress their rivals with a win at a time when they are in bad shape.

Derby County

Championship leaderboard now

Derby County arrives in this game with 9 points, and in 10th place in the Championship, having won 3 games in total and lost 3 times, making a total of 0 draws.

In the 8th round, the team has the same number of points compared to the Oxford United team which is just above, in 9th place.

Derby County analysis

Derby County shows a very satisfactory ratio of goals scored to goals conceded. The team after 7 games has only conceded goals on 7 occasions, and has scored in 8.

The adaptation of Ben Osborn with the new jersey has not been the best. He had another disappointing performance in Derby County last game of the season, against Sheffield United. In the clash, the midfielder failed to be effective and did little for the team. Despite the good expectations for the player, his performance is starting to worry.

Best goalscorer from Derby County

Kenzo Goudmijn has proved to be a tremendous individual asset for the team's offense this season. With 2 goals scored in the competition, the Midfielder has been instrumental in leading Derby County to obtain favorable outcomes on several occasions.

For bettors some entries may be interesting for this game, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

Between 75-90 minutes is a good time to bet as some study have shown this to be the time where most goals occur.

Taking into consideration that Derby County scores an average of 1 goal per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

At the bookmaker Bet365, the market of Total Goals Under 2.5 is with great odds.

Corners Top Betting Tips

The number of corners of both teams when combine gives an average of 4.5 corners per game, something to explore to gain good betting results.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4 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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