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Championship | Gameweek 33
Feb 19, 2022 at 3pm UK
Pride Park
Peterborough United

Derby
1 - 0
Peterborough

Sibley (90+2')
Byrne (76'), Davies (80'), Sibley (90+3'), Allsop (90+4'), Morrison (90+7')
Lawrence (47')
FT(HT: 0-0)

Coulson (31'), Brown (59'), Jade-Jones (70'), Thompson (76'), Knight (87')
Coulson (35')

Preview: Derby County vs. Peterborough United - prediction, team news, lineups

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Derby County and Peterborough United, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Two sides battling to escape the bottom three of the Championship table will lock horns in a crucial meeting on Saturday, as Derby County welcome Peterborough United to Pride Park.

Despite being hit with a points deduction, the Rams now find themselves just three points behind their visitors and five adrift of safety.


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Derby County's manager Wayne Rooney on February 8, 2022© Reuters

After being hit with a 21-point deduction and a transfer ban, Derby County's chances of Championship survival this season looked particularly slim, but Wayne Rooney's side have continuously defied expectations to remain in the fight.

Having finally broken into a positive points tally late last year, the Rams have now won five of their last 10 Championship outings, including a run of three straight victories over Blackpool, West Bromwich Albion and Stoke City, before extending an unbeaten run to five games with a 2-0 defeat of Sheffield United.

While they went on to pick up just a single point from the next three games, Rooney's men returned to winning ways against Hull City earlier in February, sending the Tigers home empty-handed as goals from Craig Forsyth, Tom Lawrence and Festy Ebosele sealed a 3-1 victory.

However, their season took another turn last time out, as a trip to Middlesbrough resulted in a 4-1 thrashing, despite Max Bird drawing them level late in the first half.

That meant the Pride Park outfit still have plenty of work to do to overturn the odds and avoid the drop, and, with a five-point gap to bridge to complete what would be an eye-catching turnaround, they will see a victory on Saturday as vital.

Peterborough United manager Darren Ferguson on January 22, 2022© Reuters

Peterborough United also arrive in desperate search of a win in their own bid to preserve their second-tier status this season.

Following their promotion from League One last term, the Posh have struggled to steer clear of the bottom three over the course of the campaign and now find themselves in an eight-game winless run.

That streak since late December has provided just two points for Darren Ferguson's side, with one of those coming on Wednesday against 21st-placed Reading after consecutive defeats at the hands of Sheffield United, Cardiff City and Preston North End.

Neither side were able to break the deadlock in Cambridgeshire, seeing Peterborough remain three points behind the Royals in 21st spot, and, with crucial points on the line in the fight for survival, they will turn their attention to the trip to Pride Park in their search for an elusive win.

Derby County Championship form:
  • W
  • L
  • D
  • L
  • W
  • L

Peterborough United Championship form:
  • L
  • D
  • L
  • L
  • L
  • D



Team News

Derby County's Tom Lawrence celebrates scoring their first goal with teammates on October 19, 2021© Reuters

Derby will likely remain without striker Colin Kazim-Richards and winger Kamil Jozwiak, as the duo continue to battle through injuries, while centre-back Richard Stearman will serve the final game of his three-match suspension after picking up a red card in the third minute of their defeat to Huddersfield Town.

Rooney may look to make changes to his XI, with the likes of Festy Ebosele, Louie Sibley and Ravel Morrison vying for starts after they were on the bench for the recent disappointing 4-1 defeat.

Midfielder Krystian Bielik has been a key man for the Rams since his return from a long-term injury, and the former Arsenal man will continue to operate as an anchor in the centre, while talismanic captain Tom Lawrence will be trusted with a key role going forward again, having netted nine goals and provided five assists in the league this season.

Peterborough will again come in without defenders Mark Beevers and Dan Butler, with Ferguson expected to name a similar starting XI to the one that was deployed in the draw with Reading.

Jonson Clarke-Harris led the line again in that game, but Jack Marriott, who has often made appearances off the bench for the Posh this term, will hope to feature from the outset against his former club, for whom he netted 17 goals for after making the switch from Peterborough in 2018.

Derby County possible starting lineup:
Allsopp; Ebosele, Davies, Buchanan, Forsyth; Bielik, Bird; Knight, Sibley, Lawrence; Plange

Peterborough United possible starting lineup:
Benda; Thompson, Knight, Kent, Coulson; Fuchs, Brown, Norburn; Ward, Clarke-Harris, Poku


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We say: Derby County 2-1 Peterborough United

In what will certainly be a hard-fought game, given the circumstances of a true six-pointer, this could go either way, but we just give the edge to the hosts.

Rooney's men have shown their heart and desire over the course of the campaign, and, with the chance to leapfrog the Posh and take a step closer to a seemingly unlikely survival, their fighting spirit could again come on show.



Top tip

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Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Derby County win with a probability of 55.18%. A draw had a probability of 24% and a win for Peterborough United had a probability of 20.85%.

The most likely scoreline for a Derby County win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.03%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.25%) and 2-1 (9.7%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.39%), while for a Peterborough United win it was 0-1 (6.69%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 12% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Derby County in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Derby County.


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How you voted: Derby vs Peterborough

Derby County
86.5%
Draw
5.4%
Peterborough United
8.1%
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