Northampton Town - Derby County predictions and free betting tips [23/03/2024]

English football is a series of games that simply must be watched, as they delight their audience with emotional impressions and vivid memories, and provoke curiosity even among those who are not football fans. On 23rd March in League 1, England's third-strongest division, at the Sixfields stadium, Derby County will play against Northampton. 

Northampton

In recent years, Northampton has been only playing in the 3rd and 4th division of England. They can be called an average team of these championships, as they haven't occupied high places in League 1 for quite a long time. Last year, the team finished in 3rd place in League 2 and was promoted.

At the moment they are in 14th place in the championship. In the 35th round, Northampton drew with Charlton (1:1). After that, the team suffered a crushing defeat from Peterborough with a score (1:5). In the next match, the lads drew with Cambridge (1:1). After that, the lads lost to Blackpool. In the last game, they lost to Wycombe with a score (0:2).

Derby County

The well-known Derby County has had tough times in recent years. Last year, the Rams performed very well, but failures began in the last matches of the season and the team couldn't make the play-off for a return to the Championship, missing out by 1 point.

In the 35th tour, they lost at home to Charlton (1:2). Following this, the team won against Port Vale with a score (3:0). Then they won against Bristol Rovers (3:0). In the next game, the lads beat Reading with a score (2:1). And in the last match, they won against Bolton with the minimum score.

Head-to-Head

The last face-to-face duel between Derby and Northampton was on October 31, 2023. That meeting ended with a major victory for the Rams.

Prediction

Northampton has been showing weak results in the recent rounds. However, everything is great for the Rams right now, having won the last 4 matches, so in this confrontation, I would suggest betting on the victory of the away team.

Total Bet Prediction

I think, in this confrontation, the teams will be able to show productive football, that’s why I would propose to place a bet on 2.5 over.