Life at Derby County hasn’t been easy for Wayne Rooney and after narrowly escaping a final day relegation last season, his side have endured an indifferent start to the 2021/22 campaign, picking up just five points from their first four matches.For Nottingham Forest, their start to the campaign has also been problematic, with Chris Hughton facing the possibility of his side entering the international break without a single point and rock bottom of the Championship table.Despite their shaky form, Forest do have an impressive scoring record against Derby, netting in each of their last six matches against their rivals.
It’s unlikely the Nottingham side will have enough to force a shock victory, yet goals should be aplenty when these two meet in the early Saturday kick-off.It may be early on in the season, yet much rests on the result of this East Midlands derby, and we’re backing Derby to win and BTTS at a price of 6/1.