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da winzada777： When writing his predictions for the playoff action set to take place this weekend, David Prutton has sat on the fence when it comes to picking a winner between Leeds and Derby.
For the first leg at Pride Park, the former midfielder has refused to back his former club as he has tipped up a draw for this fixture.
What’s been said then?
The 37-year-old has found this game tough to call due to Leeds’ poor recent form and the club’s recent histories against one another. He wrote in his predictions:
“In terms of drama this game should be right up there, even without taking into consideration what happened between these sides earlier in the season. More importantly for Derby, they have been given a footballing lesson by Marcelo Bielsa and Leeds twice, and you can only hope for the Rams’ sake that Frank Lampard has learned from that.
“Leeds, in form terms, are not playing well. They picked up just a point from their final four games and now they have to pick themselves up again quickly. This should be closer than the two league games were.”
The Sky Sports pundit eventually predicted a 1-1 draw between the two sides.
Doesn’t bode well
A former Leeds and Nottingham Forest player backing against the Whites in this one doesn’t bode well for their chances at Pride Park.
Prutton has reason to be biased both towards Leeds and against Derby, but he still couldn’t bring himself to predict a win for Marcelo Bielsa’s outfit.
Playoff semi-final first legs have historically been cagey affairs, and this match is set up perfectly to follow that trend.
It will undoubtedly be a close game, but Leeds’ recent form has Derby coming into this one as favourites, which is incredible considering the two games the sides have played against each other already this season.