Derby County vs Leeds United Betting Tips & Predictions

Derby County will face Leeds United for the second time in a month, as they welcome Daniel Farke’s side to Pride Park Stadium.

Key Stats

• Leeds defeated Derby 2-0 in their last encounter
• Leeds are the highest scoring team in the Championship with 43 goals
• Derby County have won two of their last three fixtures

Team Preview, Form and Standout Players

Following a 2-1 win against West Brom, Derby will be hopeful they can put out another solid outing against Leeds. The Rams currently sit 14th in the Championship table with 27 points from 23 matches, a position many didn’t predict them to be in at the beginning of the season.

Leeds United have had every reason to celebrate over the Christmas holidays, sitting top of the Championship table following a 2-0 win against Stoke City. Derby will have to watch out for Joel Piroe if they wish to pick up three points against the league leaders. The Dutch striker has scored nine goals this season.

Derby Preview

Derby Predicted Line-up: Widell Zetterstrom, Wilson, Nelson, Phillips, Elder, Goudmijn, Adams, Jackson, Harness, Mendez-Laing, Yates

With just one loss from their previous four league fixtures, including impressive victories such as the 4-0 dismantling of Portsmouth, 2-0 win against West Brom and a 0-0 draw with third place Burnley. Derby will have every belief in the world that they can walk away with a result against a strong Leeds United team.

Paul Warne’s side have scored 29 goals this season, ranking 10th among the entire league. The Rams will be without David Ozoh, Tawanda Chirewa, Ryan Nyambe and Eiran Cashin due to injury.

Leeds United Preview

Leeds United Predicted Line-up: Meslier, Bogle, Rodon, Struijk, Byram, Ampadu, Rothwell, James, Aaronson, Solomon, Piroe

Leeds United have cemented themselves as one of the favourites to win the Championship title, let alone be promoted back to the Premier League this season. Having lost just three times this season, the Elland Road faithful seem themselves leading the division and will want to keep things that way with a win against Derby.

With the highest number of goals scored (43) and the second fewest goals conceded (15) in the Championship this season, Leeds United have turned themselves into a force to be reckoned with. Leeds will remain without Ilia Gruev, who continues to recover from knee surgery.

Head To Head

Leeds United have beaten Derby County in four of their previous five encounters. This will be the second time the two sides face each other in the month of December with Leeds walking away with the three points in a 2-0 victory.

11th May 2019 - Derby County 0-1 Leeds United (Championship Play-offs)

15th May 2019 - Leeds United 2-4 Derby County (Championship Play-offs)

21st September 2019 - Leeds United 1-1 Derby County

19th July 2020 Derby County 1-3 Leeds United

7th December 2024 - Leeds United 2-0 Derby County

Betting Tips For Derby County vs Leeds United

Derby have scored an average of one goal per match at home this season. The two styles of play indicate a difficult matchup for Leeds, who have failed to win two of their last three away fixtures.

Our professional team of experts have decided that the best tip for this match is Derby County To Win.

Odds of 9/2 on Betfred mean a bet of £10 can potentially return £55.

Final Prediction

Derby County 1-0 Leeds United