London Stadium | EFL Championship 2026-27 | Saturday, September 5 | 3pm BST
After both sides picked up their first league wins of the campaign during the week, BetVictor News takes a closer look at the West Ham vs Derby odds – providing a detailed match preview, score prediction, overall H2H record, team news, the best betting angles and more.
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West Ham Vs Derby Odds
Heading into Saturday’s match in the capital, the West Ham vs Derby Championship odds strongly imply the three points will be staying in the Big Smoke. The Hammers are the 2/5 match favourites, the draw is online at 15/4 with the Rams available at 13/2.
Ahead of the game, the West Ham vs Derby betting markets are online which include BTTS, O/U, anytime goalscorers, bet builders, bet boosts, correct score, Asian lines and many, many more.
West Ham Vs Derby Preview
On Tuesday night, West Ham beat Wolves 4-2 to finally get their 2026-27 EFL Championship season up-and-running. The Iron had entertained draws against Burnley and Watford while losing to Charlton in a MD2 upset. Now, the Hammers appear to be purring again after making lightwork of the Old Gold in front of 59,000 fans.
As for Derby, they recorded a fine 2-0 win at Portsmouth last time out. Sammie Szmodics and Lars-Jorgen Salvesen netted at Fratton Park to get John Eustace’s side up-and-running after a difficult start this term.
West Ham Vs Derby H2H Record
There’s not a huge amount that separates these sides in the overall H2H record. West Ham have 28 victories compared to Derby’s 24. There have been a total of 25 stalemates played out between the sides.
You have to go back to 2011 for the last time the Hammers and Rams went toe-to-toe in the EFL Championship. The east Londoners won 3-1 at Upton Park before Derby recorded a 2-1 win at Pride Park.
West Ham vs Derby H2H record:
- West Ham wins – 28
- Draws – 25
- Derby wins – 24
West Ham Vs Derby Team News
Boss Nuno Espirito Santo could be tempted to start Joel Veltman on the right-hand side of defence. Elsewhere, West Ham will start all the big hitters such as Arne Engels, Divine Mukasa and Jarrod Bowen.
As for Derby, there injury woes continued on the South Coast after Craig Forsyth was forced off at Fratton Park. In attack, Sammie Szmodics and Bobby Clark will support Lars-Jorgen Salvesen.
West Ham Vs Derby Predicted Lineups
West Ham predicted lineup:
Hermansen; Veltman, Mavropanos, Kilman, Scarles; Bowen, Mukasa, Engels, Solomon; Pablo, Piroe
Derby predicted lineup:
Zetterstrom; Ward, Sanderson, Langas, Taylor; Fraulo, Mowatt, Hedges, Clark, Szmodics; Salvesen
West Ham Vs Derby TV Channel, Live Streaming And Radio
West Ham vs Derby is not available to watch live in the UK on TV or via a stream (owing to the 3pm blackout). However, supporters can watch the highlights on ITV4 from 11pm on Saturday, September 5. Fans can also tune in via talkSPORT 2.
West Ham Vs Derby Betting Angles
Key Match Stats
- EFL Championship stats – This is the first league clash between West Ham and Derby since 2011.
- West Ham stats – With eight goals in four games, the Hammers are averaging 2.0 GPG.
- Derby stats – County haven’t won back-to-back league games since March 2026.
Top Betting Angles for West Ham vs Derby
- Over 2.5 goals: Has landed in five of West Ham’s six games in the league and cup this term. Online at 4/6.
- BTTS (Yes): Same as above, except both teams have scored in all six league and cup games featuring the Hammers. Our football betting markets have BTTS Available at 3/5.
- Anytime goalscorers: Jarrod Bowen (29/20), Divine Mukasa (13/8), Sammie Szmodics (31/10) and Lars-Jorgen Salvesen (31/10) are all worth considering.
West Ham Vs Derby Prediction
Having burst into life against Wolves during the week, we are backing West Ham to make it consecutive Championship wins at the expense of Derby. The Rams also had liftoff during the week but the gulf in quality – coupled with the Rams injury problems – should see the points stay in the capital.
Prediction: West Ham 2-1 Derby
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