Twenty-sixth this weekend at the championship and Derby welcomes the Crowded Crow. Derby is one of the games to win if he wants to claim the rally this year as Coventry is an opponent who will hardly drop the teams that are on top of it.
Of course the coach of the home team is the first to say that the game is really what the team should win, but stressed that it would take a great deal of attention and that Coventry should not be underestimated. This is not unfair, not because Coventry is particularly capable of getting something good today but because Derby is not the best and most stable group in the class.
The hosts are in their best position so far and show skill to win against a team that ignores good performances outside, let alone victory. The problems for the guests are many. From where to start and finish, as the climate is heavy both due to results and administrative developments. Already a player should be considered a past from the group as Middlesbrough heads the first goal of the Jukkevic team. An enormous blow to an already bumped group.
On the other hand, the problems of the home team are small as they have nothing that will directly affect the team as they are already long-term injuries and the team "learned" to play without them.
I think it's fair for today's odds and I think it's easy or difficult for Derby to win today.