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'

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Derby County FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship .

Derby County FC 15 games · 10 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 15 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Lewis Smith

5 games this season 🟨 3.4/game ⚽ 9.6 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

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
#23	Position	#24
10	Points	8
15	Played	15
2 / 4 / 9	W / D / L	2 / 2 / 11
14	Scored	13
30	Conceded	30
-16	GD	-17
0.67	PPG	0.53
13%	Win %	13%

Key Stats

8% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

8% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

7% Clean Sheets
Derby County FC this season

7% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Derby County FC are 23rd (10 pts). Preston North End FC are 24th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Derby County FC

0-15

1/5

16-30

3/6

31-45

2/7

46-60

3/1

61-75

1/4

76+

4/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Preston North End FC

0-15

4/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/6

46-60

1/3

61-75

–/4

76+

4/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Derby County FC

Bobby Clark	3 G	2 A
Samuel Szmodics	3 G	1 A
Carlton Morris	1 G	1 A

Preston North End FC

Callum Lang	4 G
Jordan Thompson	1 G
Jusef Erabi	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Derby County FC and Preston North End FC is underway.
0-1 the final result. Derby County FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Derby County FC Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jerry Yates	2
Ched Evans	1
Ravel Morrison	1
Richard Keogh	1
Mason Mount	1
Sam Greenwood	1
Richard Keogh	1
Craig Forsyth	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

2 / 4

1.14 Derby County FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.07 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Derby County FC or Preston North End FC 69% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Derby County FC36% Draw31% Preston North End FC33%

Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.21

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	65%	35%
± 2.5	38%	62%
± 3.5	19%	81%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

Derby County FC or Draw

67%

Draw or Preston North End FC

64%

Derby County FC or Preston North End FC

69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Derby County FC25% Draw52% Preston North End FC23%

Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.3%

0 – 0

13.2%

1 – 0

11.3%

0 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

7.4%

1 – 2

6.9%

2 – 0

6.9%

0 – 2

2 – 2

4.1%

3 – 1

2.9%

3 – 0

2.6%

1 – 3

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Derby County FC

Handicap	Derby County FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	10%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	20%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	19%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Derby County FC keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✗

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