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Southampton v Derby Coca-Cola League Championship Football betting Preview - 12.05.07 Kick Off 14:00Southampton Can Derail Derby's Promotion Plans
It's become something of a trend in recent years that should a team just miss out on automatic promotion to the play-offs, that they will also miss out in the play-offs.
This season, Derby County are the team that just missed out on a top two finish, having been there or thereabouts for much of the latter half of the season.
They face a Southampton side in their semi-final who only just squeezed into the top six, so while Derby will probably be feeling sorry for themselves, The Saints are likely to be buzzing and looking forward optimistically.
The key factor in Southampton's favour could be that in manager George Burley and players Grzegorz Rasiak and Inigo Idiakez, they have former Derby personnel who should be really up for the tie.
Over the two legs this looks likely to be extremely tight, but with the momentum seemingly behind Southampton, they look worth backing to qualify for the final at evens with Ladbrokes.
Bet Advised: Friday 11th May 2007
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Southampton v Derby Coca-Cola League Championship Football betting Preview
