The Championship game at Pride Park Stadium on Friday will see home side Derby County play against Luton Town.
Our tips, poll and stats for Derby County v Luton Town can all be found here (including the best match odds).
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Derby County
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Derby County head into this fixture following on from a 2-2 Championship drawn match against Portsmouth.
In that match, Derby County had 40% possession and 10 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. The scorer for Derby County was Jerry Yates (70'). Portsmouth got 15 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. Rob Atkinson (71', 75' Own goal, 91') scored for Portsmouth.
Over their preceding six fixtures, John Eustace's Derby County have hit the target 9 times, with that being an average number of goals scored per match equal to 1.5.
A look at their previous results shows us that Derby County:
- have left without a victory over Luton Town in their last 3 league matches.
- have not been beaten in their last 4 league matches at home.
Luton Town
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Following on from a loss in their previous game against Blackburn Rovers in Championship competition, Luton Town and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.
In that game, Luton Town had 59% possession and 18 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. Blackburn Rovers got 4 attempts at goal with 2 on target. Yuki Ohashi (52') scored for Blackburn Rovers.
In 5 of the previous 6 games involving Luton Town, a relatively low number of goals have gone in between them and their opposition. The overall average goals scored per game during that period works out to a meagre 1.5, with the average goals for The Hatters being 0.83. Previous results aside, weโll just have to find out if that pattern might continue on in this upcoming game or not.
Going into this encounter, Luton Town are undefeated in their last 3 away league matches.
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Head to head
Checking on their most recent head to head meetings going back to 28/01/2020 shows that Derby County have won 1 of these and Luton Town 4, with the number of drawn games being 1.
An aggregate of 18 goals were shared by the two clubs in these games, with 8 from The Rams and 10 belonging to The Hatters. The average number of goals per game works out to 3.
The previous league encounter featuring these clubs was Championship match day 22 on 20/12/2024 when it finished Luton Town 2-1 Derby County.
On that occasion, Luton Town had 53% possession and 18 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. Goals were scored by Tom Holmes (89') and Carlton Morris (92').
At the other end, Derby County got 10 attempts at goal with 3 on target. Kayden Jackson (58') scored.
The match was refereed by Andrew Kitchen.
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Team News: Derby County
Ryan Nyambe (Hamstring injury), Dajaune Brown (Hamstring injury), Joe Ward (Knee surgery), Kemar Roofe (Hamstring injury), Lars-Jรธrgen Salvesen (Cruciate ligament tear), Corey Blackett-Taylor (Hamstring injury), Ben Osborn (Hamstring injury), Curtis Nelson (Torn knee ligaments) and David Ozoh (Torn thigh muscle) are not available for Derby County boss John Eustace.
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Team News: Luton Town
Luton Town manager Matt Bloomfield has to choose a team with limited availability. Marvelous Nakamba (Calf injury), Teden Mengi (Knee injury) and Tom Lockyer (heart problems) are not able to play.
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Prediction
Looking at these two teams, we feel that Luton Town have the firepower to put a goal past this Derby County outfit, but that probably wonโt prevent them from conceding a couple at the other end.
Weโre tipping a 2-1 winning margin for Derby County at the end of this one. Hopefully this is a good one.
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โฝ๏ธ What are the best odds for this match?
Checking the betting prices for this game on the win-draw-win market, putting your money on Derby County is best priced at 2.38, betting on the game finishing all-square is 3 and selecting a win for Luton Town will get you 3.25. Those are the top prices that can be secured at the current time.
Andre Moura,
04:04 16/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
โฝ๏ธ Team Focus:
Derby County
Formed: 1884
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium (32,956)
Captain: Nathaniel Mendez-Laing
Chairman: David Clowes
Manager: John Eustace
Competitions: Championship position 21
๐ Key Man: Ebou Adams
Usually played in the Central Defensive Midfielder position, Ebou Adams was born in Greenwich, England. After having made a senior debut playing for Dartford in the 2013 - 2014 season, the talented Midfielder has got 5 league goals in this Championship 2024 - 2025 campaign so far coming from a total of 40 appearances.