Derby County FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2025-26

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Sat 20 Sep 2025 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Derby County FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship .

Derby County FC 8 games · 5 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 8 games · 4 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Lewis Smith

5 games this season 🟨 1.8/game ⚽ 5.8 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

Derby County FC 12 games · Avg 1.3 goals Preston North End FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-09-20 Derby County FC 0–1 Preston North End FC 2025-04-02 Derby County FC 2–0 Preston North End FC 2024-11-23 Preston North End FC 1–1 Derby County FC 2022-04-02 Derby County FC 1–0 Preston North End FC 2021-10-16 Preston North End FC 0–0 Derby County FC

Recent Form

Derby County FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Sep	Preston North End FC	H	0–1	L
13 Sep	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	1–0	W
30 Aug	Ipswich Town FC	A	2–2	D
22 Aug	Bristol City FC	H	1–1	D
16 Aug	Coventry City FC	H	3–5	L
09 Aug	Stoke City FC	A	1–3	L

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Sep	Derby County FC	A	1–0	W
13 Sep	Middlesbrough FC	H	2–2	D
30 Aug	Portsmouth FC	A	0–1	L
23 Aug	Ipswich Town FC	H	1–0	W
16 Aug	Leicester City FC	H	2–1	W
09 Aug	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	1–1	D

Season Stats

Derby County FC		Preston North End FC
#22	Position	#23
5	Points	4
8	Played	8
1 / 2 / 5	W / D / L	1 / 1 / 6
7	Scored	8
14	Conceded	15
-7	GD	-7
0.63	PPG	0.50
13%	Win %	13%

Key Stats

8% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

8% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

13% Clean Sheets
Derby County FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Derby County FC are 22nd (5 pts). Preston North End FC are 23rd (4 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

Preston North End FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/1

61-75

–/3

76+

2/6

■ 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

Preston North End FC

Callum Lang	3 G
Jordan Thompson	1 G
Jusef Erabi	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Derby County FC and Preston North End FC.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Derby County FC Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jerry Yates	2
Richard Keogh	1
Craig Forsyth	1
Mason Mount	1
Martyn Waghorn	1
Wayne Rooney	1
Alan Browne	1
Ryan Ledson	1

Head to Head

Derby County FC Form

2025-09-20 Derby County FC 0–1 Preston North End FC L 2025-09-13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–1 Derby County FC W 2025-08-30 Ipswich Town FC 2–2 Derby County FC D 2025-08-22 Derby County FC 1–1 Bristol City FC D 2025-08-16 Derby County FC 3–5 Coventry City FC L 2025-08-09 Stoke City FC 3–1 Derby County FC L

Preston North End FC Form

2025-09-20 Derby County FC 0–1 Preston North End FC W 2025-09-13 Preston North End FC 2–2 Middlesbrough FC D 2025-08-30 Portsmouth FC 1–0 Preston North End FC L 2025-08-23 Preston North End FC 1–0 Ipswich Town FC W 2025-08-16 Preston North End FC 2–1 Leicester City FC W 2025-08-09 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.06 Derby County FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.08 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Derby County FC or Preston North End FC 68% + Under 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Derby County FC34% Draw32% Preston North End FC34%

Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes44% 0% No56%

Avg goals/match: 2.14

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	86%	14%
± 1.5	63%	37%
± 2.5	36%	64%
± 3.5	18%	82%
± 4.5	7%	93%

Double Chance

Derby County FC or Draw

66%

Draw or Preston North End FC

66%

Derby County FC or Preston North End FC

68%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Derby County FC23% Draw53% Preston North End FC24%

Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.4%

0 – 0

14%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

11.1%

1 – 2

7.1%

2 – 1

6.9%

0 – 2

6.6%

2 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

3.9%

1 – 3

2.6%

3 – 1

2.5%

0 – 3

2.3%

Asian Handicap — Derby County FC

Handicap	Derby County FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	20%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	20%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	10%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Derby County FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

35% ✗

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