DERBYCOUNTYVSOUTHAMPTON

Match insight

There's daylight between Derby County and Southampton on the current numbers — this isn't a fixture between equals. Southampton currently sit 16 places and 10 points above Derby County in the table — 7th against 23rd. Derby County have taken 2 points from their last 5, against 12 for Southampton over the same stretch. Worth flagging: Southampton sit well below what our metrics imply, roughly 6 places under their underlying-strength rank.