Peterborough v Derby betting tips: Rooney’s Rams look solid

Derby have had a busy few days recruiting. They signed Ravel Morrison last Saturday, following Davies, Richard Stearman and Ryan Allsop putting pen to paper on Friday.

The transfer embargo Derby are under allows them to have 23 players of ‘professional standing’, and they currently have that quota.

In Peterborough v Derby betting tips the Rams are 12/5 to win the game in 90 minutes, while the draw is available at 11/5.

Peterborough v Derby head-to-head

Peterborough, who have spent just five seasons out of 62 as a Football League club in England’s second tier, have met Derby 12 times since 1963.

Posh have won two of the last four meetings and drawn one. They have won four of those 12 games in total and there have been two draws in that span.

Six of the last nine meetings yielded three goals or more and it is 6/5 that this trend continues.

Likewise, six of the last nine meetings saw both sides score and it is 10/11 for that to occur this time in Peterborough v Derby betting tips.

Peterborough v Derby team news

Siriki Dembele missed the hosts’ last three matches as he recovers from a hamstring injury although his desire to leave Posh is well documented, with Fulham, Rangers and Celtic thought to be interested in the 24-year-old.

The forward had featured in pre-season fixtures against Bedford and Stamford, but has subsequently been transfer-listed by the London Road club.

Dembele, brother of Celtic player Karamoko, scored 11 goals and assisted in 12 others as he helped propel Peterborough back to the Championship.

Jack Taylor is also struggling with a knee injury and looks set to miss out again.

Derby made a few changes for Tuesday’s League Cup clash with Salford City, and manager Wayne Rooney expects to shuffle his pack again, although academy players Eiran Cashin and Liam Thompson will not be in the squad.

Peterborough v Derby key battles

These two clubs are expected to be fighting it out near the foot of the table this term, although Derby’s new-look centre-back pairing of Davies and Stearman, plus the experienced Craig Forsyth at left-back, looked very solid in their opening game.

They will be tough to break down and Peterborough do not look to have the firepower to trouble top sides in the division.

Derby are 6/1 to concede but win the game, and are 4/6 to either win or draw the game on the Double Chance market as our final option for Peterborough v Derby betting tips.

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