Derby County v Sheffield Wednesday: Prediction, Tips and Odds

Sunday’s sole Championship offering sees two mid-table sides battle it out at Pride Park as Derby County - back in the second tier of English football for the first time since 2022 - take on a Sheffield Wednesday side that pulled away from relegation last season in the latter stages of the campaign.

Paul Warne’s Rams have started the best of any of the newly-promoted sides, taking 20 points from their opening 17 league fixtures, and they have only lost two Championship matches this season in front of their own fans.

Wednesday, meanwhile, came into the weekend just five points behind the play-off places and Danny Rohl’s men are one of the form sides away from home, winning three of their last four on their travels.

Derby County v Sheffield Wednesday betting tips and predictions

Draw - 11/5

Only two points separate these two sides in the Championship table and recent history would suggest another tight encounter should be expected on Sunday.

Each of the last four league head-to-heads at Pride Park have ended all square - the most recent of which came in League One in 2022 - while there has not been a winner in this contest in the second tier since 2017, when strikes from Matej Vydra and Bradley Johnson secured a 2-0 win for the Rams.

Derby’s recent home form has taken a slight dip, with Warne’s side failing to win any of their last three matches at Pride Park - drawing two of those against potential relegation candidates Hull City and Plymouth.

In contrast, Wednesday are in a rich vein of form on the road, although they have a habit of coming unstuck when they visit Derbyshire. Their last victory in DE24 came back in 2006 and they may struggle to break that streak on Sunday, with a draw the most appealing outcome.

Both teams to score - 10/11

Recent matches involving Derby have seen plenty of joy at both ends and there could well be something to celebrate for both sets of fans in this contest.

Each of Derby’s last eight matches have seen both teams score - with the Rams playing their part in 1-1 draws in five of those (against Millwall, Oxford, Hull, Plymouth and Preston.

Wednesday are also liable to concede on the road, keeping just one clean sheet across their last five away fixtures in all competitions, while three of those have also seen goals at both ends of the pitch.

Moreover, three of the last four meetings between these two sides at Pride Park have provided score draws and this familiar theme looks a tempting prospect to back once again.

Josh Windass to score anytime - 15/4

Derby and Wednesday have scored a combined 41 goals in the Championship this season and so there should be plenty of goalscoring talent on show in this contest.

Rohl arguably has the more dangerous attacking options of the two sides, including 30-year-old Josh Windass, with the former Wigan and Rangers man netting five goals so far this season.

Windass scored from the spot in Wednesday’s last Championship match - a 2-0 win at Hull - and he will fancy his chances of netting in consecutive fixtures when facing a Derby defence that is without a clean sheet since early October.

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Derby County v Sheffield Wednesday odds

Derby County - 6/4
Draw - 11/5
Sheffield Wednesday - 15/8

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