Championship: Leicester vs Derby – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 24 match between Leicester and Derby and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

When Derby come to King Power Stadium for the Championship match on Monday, Leicester will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Form: Leicester vs Derby

Leicester Form

Leicester managed one win in the last three matches, which was a 3-1 victory against Ipswich. They went on to lose 4-1 against Queens Park Rangers, before getting dumped in a 1-2 defeat against Watford. Leicester only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Championship matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew one and lost three, as they scored nine and conceded ten goals.

Derby Form

Derby currently look solid after going three matches unbeaten. They laid the groundworks by beating Sheffield Wednesday with a 0-3 scoreline, before settling for a draw in a 1-1 game against Portsmouth. Their latest match once again had them draw, this time 1-1 against Birmingham. Derby came through their last six away games in the Championship with four wins. Of those six matches, they drew once and lost once in which, they scored 12 and conceded six.

Betting facts for Leicester and Derby

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Leicester and Derby. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Leicester vs Derby

Bobby Reid look like value in the goal scoring market with three strikes to his name in six Championship matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Patrick Agyemang adds to his four Championship goals come on Monday.

Popular betting markets: Leicester vs Derby

Full-time result

Leicester claimed three wins, drew four and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Derby won five, drew three and lost two of their last 10 games away. Leicester have beaten Derby in 6 consecutive home league meetings

Both teams to score

Leicester scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Derby scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten away from home. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive home games Leicester played. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Leicester managed to keep a clean sheet in zero of the last 10 games, Derby kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Both teams scored in the last 6 consecutive meetings between Leicester and Derby.

Total goals

Leicester saw over 2.5 goals in nine of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.7 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Derby, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.6 times goals per game themselves. Astonishingly, Leicester failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 17 matches. Derby are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 13 matches.