West Bromwich Albion vs Derby Predictions

• Both teams have scored in all six of Derby’s matches this season
• West Brom are unbeaten in their last seven games
• No Championship team has conceded more goals than Derby’s tally of 11 in their opening four league outings

Derby will feel they can score

West Brom fans will be delighted with the start they have made to life under Ryan Mason, but they will be mindful before Saturday’s match-up with Derby that the Rams caused the only disappointment of the new campaign.

John Eustace’s side came through an EFL Cup penalty shootout at The Hawthorns last month after a late Joe Ward goal earned them a 1-1 draw, and they were also the last team to beat Albion having won 3-1 there in April.

Derby have lost just one of their last 11 meetings with the Baggies, but this could be an episode when they have to settle for being second best.

Baggies unfortunate not to be four from four

Mason will consider his team unfortunate not to have gathered maximum points from their four Championship matches, as a couple of contested decisions helped Portsmouth gain a point against his team, but they should be able to make up for that.

Derby should be encouraged by their recent record against Albion, but they are still searching for their first victory of the season and may not have quite enough to hold a team who are already beginning to look like promotion candidates.

The Rams are capable of scoring, but that may be as good as it gets, with those looking for a correct-score interest pointed towards a 2-1 home success.