Derby County backed for return to Championship in latest League One promotion odds

Derby County find themselves in the thick of the promotion chase in League One.

Paul Warne's side are second as things stand and just six points off league leaders Portsmouth with a game in hand.

They have been backed for promotion since the start of the season and have a fanbase behind them expecting a return to the Championship.

Current odds suggest that the Rams are backed to finish second in the league behind Portsmouth.

Derby are currently 1/3 to earn promotion this season according to average data from the bookmakers. They are behind Portsmouth who are 1/7 to earn promotion.

However, the Rams' biggest challengers for second place are Bolton Wanderers who are just three points behind Derby with two games in hand. They are backed for promotion at 4/5 and are closely followed by Peterborough at 5/2.

Paul Warne's side also have the likes of Barnsley, Stevenage and Oxford United to contend with who are backed at 9/4, 11/2 and 11/1 respectivley.

With 13 games to go, Derby have done everything right to put them into the position to finish in the top two, the question will be whether they can capitalise on their strong season so far.

All odds sourced from oddschecker.com.