Derby v Leicester FA Cup Predictions & Betting Odds – 27th January 2017

Foxes under threat at Pride Park

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Derby v Leicester Betting Preview – FA Cup 27th January 7.55pm

A very interesting kick off on Friday night to start the fourth round of the FA Cup with. There is a potential FA Cup upset on the cards as well as the reigning Premier League champions Leicester, whose season has been a huge disappointment in all regards, head out on the road to face Derby. Championship side Derby have produced some solid form at Pride Park lately and punters will probably see them as having a decent chance of knocking off a premier League outfit in this one. After having already claimed a win over top flight opposition in West Brom, can the Rams march on?

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Derby v Leicester Betting Tips

The Rams claimed a Premier League scalp in the previous round of this season’s FA Cup when they claimed a 2-1 victory, against the odds, at the Hawthorns against West Brom. So after that success it is unlikely that they are going to be fearing facing up to Leicester very much. The Rams have been in great form on home soil and have recorded a W7 D2 record over their last nine on home soil across all competitions. So bearing that in mind it is more than likely that they are going to have a good crack at this against the out-of-sorts Leicester. Derby have actually taken eight clean sheets in their last nine home games and only a 3-2 home win over Reading last weekend snapped that eight match clean sheet streak that they were on at Pride Park. That’s some defensively sound stuff and the under 2.5 goals option at Bet365 can be backed at a price of 7/10. Three of the last four meetings between Derby and Leicester at Pride Park have gone under the goal line.

Derby don’t have form running against Leicester at home because they have only gone W1 L3 in their last four at Pride Park against the Foxes. They failed to score a single goal in either of those defeats as well. Here’s the rub with Derby, they are defensively strong, but they are not a high scoring side at all. Just to put that into context, the Rams are the lowest scoring side inside the top sixteen in the Championship at the moment. Darren Bent is 21/10 favourite for them in the Bet365 the anytime goalscorer market and he was on target against West Brom in the last round. Tom Ince from midfield got the other goal against the Baggies and he is a decent shot at 9/4 to net in the Bet365 anytime goalscorer market. Derby have won only one of their last nine games against Leicester, but then, will that deter punters from backing them in this one? This is the first FA Cup clash between Derby and Leicester since the 1893/1894 season. Both teams not to score is a price of 5/6.

Leicester can’t get their act together still and it has been a season of huge inconsistencies for them. The Foxes are just five points above the Premier League relegation zone at the moment, so will probably be looking at the FA Cup as an opportunity to blow off some steam. They can’t get anything going and have only posted a W2 D2 L4 in their last eight games across all competitions. As a positive for Claudio Ranieri’s men, they did take something of a surprise win at Everton in the last round. They have lost both games played since then, conceding exactly three goals in each of them. Leicester have managed to win just two away games all season and both of those came in Cup fixtures. Overall the Foxes have a shockingly poor W2 D4 L9 record away from the King Power in all competitions. Leicester have failed to score in four of their last six games on the road and Jamie Vardy is a 7/4 poke in the anytime goalscorer market for this one. With Algeria going out of the AFCON early, they will get Riyad Mahrez and Islam Slimani back sooner rather than later.

Derby v Leicester Betting Odds

Debry 8/5, Draw 23/10, Leicester 13/8

Derby v Leicester Predictions

There is no confidence in backing Leicester to go out on the road and get anything at the moment. Yes, they claimed a win at Everton in the last round, but they very well could be exposed by Championship side Derby here, who don’t give things up at the back. Leicester are vulnerable at the back and therefore, with the Rams being a low scoring side it could just be worth backing the home side to edge this one by a one goal margin. A 1-0 correct score may have some appeal in favour of the home side.