Derby - Brighton, England League Championship

2004-11-03 20.45 CET

Pick:       Derby

Stake:     2%

Odds:      1,87 Note! Displayed in the Asian Handicap market as -0,5 on Pointbet

Final reasons

Tonight the English League Championship continues with its final matches of the 17^th round. Our attention is drawn to the match between Derby and newcomer Brighton. Derby has performed better lately and this has made them speed up the table. Currently they are in eleventh position with two back to back victories against hard to beat Burnley and rock bottom side Rotherham. Especially the victory away against Burnley was impressive. Derby won well deserved with 2-0. Last weekend they came from two goals behind to win against Rotherham with 3-2. Derby started less impressive and was 0-2 down after 30 minutes. However, they showed great resilience and courage and scored their first goal before the half break. Second half was a one sided affair with Derby the better side. Derby will have a welcome boost from striker Tommy Smith who is available again after injury problems. The only negative is that midfielder Morten Bisgaard is rated doubtful for the game, but according to recent reports he probably will figure. Brighton has surprised many this season since they are not directly involved in the relegation battle. They have mixed good result with bad. They now have two straight defeats on the road and we do not think that they can turn things around against in form Derby. We believe that Derby will win this game and continue their move upwards. Considering their inconsistency earlier this season we keep the stake at 2%.

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