Having battled to a draw in the first meeting, Derby County welcome National League side Torquay United to Pride Park for an FA Cup first round replay.
Derby County are having this replay after being forced to a 2-2 draw in the first meeting despite taking a two-goal lead. They conceded an injury time equaliser as William Osula’s double was cancelled out by the National League side.
Although they will be disappointed with that result, Derby County have reasons to be pleased with their recent showings. Their only defeat in the last six matches was a loss on penalties at Liverpool in the Carabao Cup third round.
Derby county head into Tuesday’s clash off the back of a 3-1 victory over MK Dons in a League one match on Saturday. Paul Warne’s men also picked up a 4-2 victory over Bristol Rovers in their previous fixture at Pride Park.
The task for Torquay United will be to build on their performance in the first meeting. They showed great character to fight back from two goals down with Asa Hall sparking the comeback while William Goodwin struck the equaliser in injury time.
However, the problem for Torquay is that they have found things difficult in recent weeks with just one win in their last seven matches across all competitions. They travel to Pride Park off the back of a 5-1 home defeat to Chesterfield in a National League fixture on Saturday.
Torquay United have also been woeful on their recent travels, losing four times in their last five away matches, failing to score in all four losses. Gary Johnson’s men have suffered some heavy defeats in that run, including a 6-0 loss to Wrexham while they were also beaten 4-0 by Notts County in their previous fixture on the road.
How the bookies view it
Derby County are considered overwhelming favourites among the bookies with a home win priced at 1/7 by Unibet. A victory for Torquay United is valued at 33/1 by Coral while a draw is set at odds of 9/1 by 10bet.
Head to head
The only previous fixture between Derby County and Torquay United was the 2-2 draw a fortnight ago.
Players to watch
Derby County have plenty of attacking quality with James Collins, David McGoldrick and William Osula all impressing lately. All three men can combine to ensure the rams produce over 1.5 goals at 1/6 with Paddy Power.
Torquay United showed in the first meeting they can find their way to goal and William Goodwin could be worth keeping an eye on after scoring the equaliser last time out. With fellow forward Aaron Jarvis providing support, Torquay could be backed to score at least one goal at 8/15 with BetVictor.
Anything else catch the eye?
The first meeting produced over 3.5 goals and a repeat could be considered at evens with William Hill. There were more goals after the break in the first meeting and Tuesday’s clash could be tipped to follow a similar pattern at 5/6 with BoyleSports.
With Torquay United suffering heavy defeats on their recent travels, Derby County could be backed in the -2 handicap market at 11/10 with Paddy Power. The Rams could also be tipped to win both halves at evens with William Hill.
This FA Cup match between Derby County and Torquay United will be played on Nov 15, 2022 and kick off at 19:45. Check below for our tipsters best Derby County vs Torquay United prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
