Hull City vs Derby County Prediction 17 May 2016
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Hull City vs Derby County Prediction 17 May 2016

Tournament: FL Championship
Location: KC Stadium
Match date: 05/17/2016 at 19:45

Hull City secured a confident 3:0 victory in the first leg over Derby County. We should say that there was not a single team that managed to proceed further in the Championship playoffs after 0:3 loss.

It’s hard to expect Derby County to play much better at KC Stadium if they failed to cope with the Tigers at home. On top of that, KC Stadium truly is a fortress. Hull City lost only 1 of their last 24 games here (15-8-0). This way Hull City are highly unlikely to lose this game, considering their previous result as well.

Moreover, the Rams have been struggling on the road recently. They won only 3 of their last 12 away matches and conceded goals in 11 of them. On top of that, Derby County recorded only 5 points in the games against Championship top sides on the road this season.

In fact, the first leg proved different level of ambitions of the two sides. Hull City are striving to return to the EPL. It’s already an achievement for Derby County to compete for the spot in the Premier League. In addition, Steve Bruce managed to keep almost all key footballers who battled in the Premier League with him. Derby County’s players are mostly lacking flair and skills.

In the last 10 years the team that managed to win first away leg by two goals have proceeded further. First it was West Ham United and then Watford. Both of them thrashed their opponents at home. It’s seems we will see something similar in this game, but there’s no point in taking risks right now.