Thursday , 1 October 2026

Derby County FC vs Bristol City FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Derby County FC
3 – 0
Full Time
Bristol City FC
Sat 31 Aug 2024 · 14:00 UTC Pride Park Stadium 29,270 HT 45' · FT 45'
Kenzo Goudmijn 28' 1–0
Kayden Jackson 60' 2–0
David Ozoh 89' 3–0
Ryan Nyambe 77' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Derby County FC vs Bristol City FC — Championship at Pride Park Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Tom Nield
  • Assistant 1 Richard Wild
  • Assistant 2 Hugh Gilroy (England)
4 games this season 🟨 1.5/game ⚽ 2.0 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

4
2
6
Derby County FC 12 games · Avg 2.5 goals Bristol City FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-08-31 Derby County FC 3–0 Bristol City FC 2022-04-23 Derby County FC 1–3 Bristol City FC 2021-12-04 Bristol City FC 1–0 Derby County FC 2021-01-30 Derby County FC 1–0 Bristol City FC 2020-11-21 Bristol City FC 1–0 Derby County FC

Recent Form

Derby County FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Aug Bristol City FC H 3–0 W
24 Aug Watford FC A 1–2 L
17 Aug Middlesbrough FC H 1–0 W
09 Aug Blackburn Rovers FC A 2–4 L
27 Apr Carlisle United FC H 2–0 W
20 Apr Cambridge United FC A 1–0 W
Bristol City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Aug Derby County FC A 0–3 L
24 Aug Coventry City FC H 1–1 D
17 Aug Millwall FC H 4–3 W
10 Aug Hull City AFC A 1–1 D
04 May Stoke City FC A 0–4 L
27 Apr Rotherham United FC H 2–0 W

Season Stats

Derby County FC Bristol City FC
#22 Position #8
5 Points 13
8 Played 8
1 / 2 / 5 W / D / L 4 / 1 / 3
7 Scored 11
14 Conceded 12
-7 GD -1
0.63 PPG 1.63
13% Win % 50%

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Derby County FC this season
13% Clean Sheets
Bristol City FC this season

Derby County FC are 22nd (5 pts). Bristol City FC are 8th (13 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Derby County FC
0-15
–/2
16-30
3/2
31-45
1/4
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/2
76+
1/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Bristol City FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
3/2
46-60
1/4
61-75
1/1
76+
5/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Derby County FC
Bobby Clark 2 G 2 A
Samuel Szmodics 2 G 1 A
Carlton Morris 1 G 1 A
Bristol City FC
Dominic Ballard 3 G
Lorent Tolaj 2 G 1 A
Scott Twine 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Bristol City FC gets underway.
  • 5' Curtis Nelson has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Derby County FC that had 389 games and scored 457 goals.
  • 25' Derby County FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 28' Magnificent from Kenzo Goudmijn! That is 8 goals in 304 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 33' Bristol City FC come into this ranked 7 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 38' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 43' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 48' The travelling Bristol City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 53' Ireland international Mark Sykes has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 58' The energy levels are beginning to show. Paul Warne might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 60' Kayden Jackson is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 65' Sinclair Armstrong makes way for Fally Mayulu at the 65 minute mark. A tactical switch from Bristol City FC.
  • 70' David Ozoh has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 324 appearances.
  • 74' Another substitution for Derby County FC to replace Nathaniel Mendez-Laing by Thomas Barkhuizen on 74 minute.
  • 77' That looks like a foul for a card for Ryan Nyambe.
  • 82' Bristol City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 84' The supporters are chanting for Yu Hirakawa. He replaces Mark Sykes on 84 minute.
  • 87' A tactical swap from Derby County FC — Liam Thompson on, Kenzo Goudmijn off on 87 minutes.
  • 89' with the perfectly-timed delivery and David Ozoh makes no mistake. 3-0!
  • 89' Craig Forsyth has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jerry Yates on 89 minute.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Joe Ward. He replaces Ryan Nyambe on 90 minute.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Bristol City FC.

Lineups

Derby County FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Warne

Bristol City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Liam Manning

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Andreas Weimann 2
Famara Diedhiou 2
Martyn Waghorn 2
Jamie Paterson 1
Alex Scott 1
Jayden Bogle 1
Craig Forsyth 1
Tom Lawrence 1

Head to Head

2024-08-31 Derby County FC 3–0 Bristol City FC 2022-04-23 Derby County FC 1–3 Bristol City FC 2021-12-04 Bristol City FC 1–0 Derby County FC 2021-01-30 Derby County FC 1–0 Bristol City FC 2020-11-21 Bristol City FC 1–0 Derby County FC

Derby County FC Form

2024-08-31 Derby County FC 3–0 Bristol City FC W 2024-08-24 Watford FC 2–1 Derby County FC L 2024-08-17 Derby County FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC W 2024-08-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–2 Derby County FC L 2024-04-27 Derby County FC 2–0 Carlisle United FC W 2024-04-20 Cambridge United FC 0–1 Derby County FC W

Bristol City FC Form

2024-08-31 Derby County FC 3–0 Bristol City FC L 2024-08-24 Bristol City FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2024-08-17 Bristol City FC 4–3 Millwall FC W 2024-08-10 Hull City AFC 1–1 Bristol City FC D 2024-05-04 Stoke City FC 4–0 Bristol City FC L 2024-04-27 Bristol City FC 2–0 Rotherham United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.48 Derby County FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 Bristol City FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Derby County FC48% Draw27% Bristol City FC25%
Actual: Derby County FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.52
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Derby County FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Bristol City FC
52%
Derby County FC or Bristol City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Derby County FC32% Draw48% Bristol City FC20%
Actual: Derby County FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
1 – 0
10.9%
0 – 0
10.1%
2 – 1
8.8%
2 – 0
8.6%
0 – 1
7.3%
1 – 2
6.2%
2 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
4.4%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 2
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Derby County FC

Handicap Derby County FC covers Push Bristol City FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 23% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 15% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Derby County FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✗
Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.