Leicester v Derby: Foxes look too strong for the Rams

The Foxes defence looks well organised

The Foxes should continue their promotion push with another victory, says Andy Tongue...

Saturday 1st December 17:20 GMT
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After a flurry of second-half goals saw us land both recommended bets in last Saturday's tea-time clash between Derby and Birmingham, there's another juicy Midlands derby in store as the Rams visit high-flying Leicester.

Leicester

Expected by many pundits to be involved in the promotion chase, the Foxes haven't let us down and have occupied a top six spot for most of the season. Their home form has been the reason for this - they've picked up seven wins from nine matches, losing just one, scoring 20 times and only conceding six.

Nigel Pearson's side are full of impressive physical specimens, which plays with power and a purpose that few visiting outfits have been able to match. They will be keen to get back to winning ways after Tuesday's 1-0 defeat at Elland Road and should be boosted by the return of leading scorer David Nugent, who missed that game with a neck injury. Leicester have lorded it over their East Midlands rivals recently, doing the double over them in each of the last two seasons, and their fans will be confident of enjoying more bragging rights this Saturday evening.

Derby

It's been a game of two halves thus far for Nigel Clough's team. At home they have lost just the once but away they have only managed a solitary victory, and that was courtesy of an injury-time strike at struggling Ipswich. Their group of talented young players have been able to express themselves at Pride Park where they have found the net regularly but it has been a different story on the road, managing a mere seven goals in nine matches.

Recent trips to in-form South London pair Crystal Palace and Millwall ended in defeat in their last two away fixtures and there's little obvious reason why the outcome should be much different at the KingPower Stadium, with manager Clough admitting this week that his men have lacked the confidence to create enough chances when removed from their home comforts.

Match Odds

The home side are priced at 1.75/7 in the outright market which is probably fair enough given the teams' respective home and away records but if you prefer to look for a little more value than backing Leicester to be winning at half-time and full-time pays 2.6213/8 which is tempting. Given the visitors' poor goalscoring record on their travels this season, it also would make sense to have a punt on the Foxes to win to nil at the best price available.

Recommended Bets

Back Leicester to be winning at half-time and full-time at 2.6213/8
Back Leicester to win to nil