The fight for survival in the English Championship could involve close to half of the league, with just ten points separating 22nd from 13th place in the table.
Two of the teams looking to avoid the drop this season, Rotherham and Derby meet on Tuesday night in a potentially vital clash at the bottom of the table.
Rotherham are in major danger of relegation this season, as the Millers are 22nd place in the table, occupying the last relegation spot in the Championship.
Paul Warne’s team are three points from safety and cannot afford to allow the gap to 21st spot to widen. One factor in the home sides favour is that they have two games in hand on both 20th place Birmingham and 21st place Nottingham Forest.
A 3-1 home defeat by promotion-chasing Swansea last time out in the Championship ended a promising three-game unbeaten run in the English second tier.
A record of just one win in their previous six home matches in the second tier needs to improve or the team from Yorkshire could well be staring down the barrel of demotion to League One.
Derby County’s fortunes have taken an upward turn since the arrival of England record goalscorer Wayne Rooney as head coach. Rooney recently announced his retirement from playing to focus solely on managing the Rams.
His early days as a head coach have certainly offered promise and County have now won their last three league games, without conceding a goal.
The good run of form has moved the visitors five points clear of the relegation zone. Another win would see Derby County in a far more comfortable position.
Despite the visitors recent winning run, Forebet predicts that this clash will end in a low-scoring draw, which would certainly be a better result for the visitors than the home team.