Pride Park prepares as Derby County and Norwich City renew their rivalry in the EFL Championship on Tuesday, 21 October, with both sides needing maximum points to escape their struggles at the bottom of the standings.
Keep close tabs on EFL Championship predictions after viewing our key Derby County vs Norwich City tips below.
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Key stats
- Toulouse have won one of their previous five league fixtures (D1, L3).
- The hosts are winless in back-to-back home games (D1, L1).
- Metz are winless in all seven of their opening games this term (D2, L5).
- The Maroons have conceded 11 goals in three away matches this season.
Correct score prediction: Derby County 1-1 Norwich City
Things haven’t gone according to plan for John Eustace’s Derby, who are now winless in five consecutive Championship games, including a recent loss to Oxford United. With eight points from 10 games, the Rams are in desperate need of inspiration, similar to the visitors.
Norwich are in no better shape, winless in six attempts, but with the exact points tally to their name. However, under Liam Manning, the Canaries remain unbeaten in eight of their last nine trips away from home, with their only defeat in that span arriving in their previous fixture on the road against Ipswich Town.
Both teams are in questionable form, and a draw is the most probable outcome in what is expected to be a tightly-fought contest.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Similar odds
- HOME: 29/20 (2.45) – 40.8%
- DRAW: 9/4 (3.25) – 30.7%
- AWAY: 19/10 (2.90) – 34.4%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
Derby County are winless in five straight home Championship games, but have 29/20 (2.45) odds assigned to them. This implies a 40.8% probability of victory for the home side.
Norwich City are in poor form away from home in the English second division. They are priced at 19/10 (2.90) odds, which carry a 34.4% chance of success.
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Most recent H2Hs: On equal footing
Norwich have come out on top in two of their last three meetings, while Derby’s last win against the visitors arrived in October 2020.
England Championship 08/02/25
Norwich
Derby
England Championship 28/09/24
Derby
Norwich
England Championship 10/04/21
Derby
Norwich
England Championship 03/10/20
Norwich
Derby
England Championship 29/12/18
Norwich
Derby
Derby preview: A first win in six games?
Owen Beck, Curtis Nelson and Liam Thompson are all confirmed absentees for Derby.
Predicted lineup: Zetterstrom (GK), Clarke, Forsyth, Johnston, Sanderson, Ozoh, Adams, Weimann, Morris, Brewster & Diaz
Last five matches:
- Oxford United 1-0 Derby (EFL Championship)
- Derby 1-1 Southampton (EFL Championship)
- Derby 1-1 Charlton (EFL Championship)
- Wrexham 1-1 Derby (EFL Championship)
- Derby 0-1 Preston (EFL Championship)
Norwich preview: Can they halt their three-match losing streak?
Manning will be without eight of his players, including Shane Duffy, Ben Slimane and Jose Cordoba.
Predicted lineup: Kovacevic (GK), Stacy, Darling, Medic, Schlupp, McLean, Mattsson, Jurasek, Marcondes, Schwartau & Sargent
Last five matches:
- Norwich 1-1 Bristol City (EFL Championship)
- Ipswich 3-1 Norwich (EFL Championship)
- Norwich 0-1 West Brom (EFL Championship)
- Stoke 1-1 Norwich (EFL Championship)
- Norwich 2-3 Wrexham (EFL Championship)
Player to watch: Josh Sargent
Sargent is Norwich’s top marksman, with five goals to his name this season. The USMNT forward has failed to net in each of his last six appearances for Norwich and will be eager to turn his form around. His last bunch of strikes arrived in the form of a brace against Blackburn Rovers at the end of August.