Derby County FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
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Derby County FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship .
- Derby County FC 46 games · 69 pts (2025/26)
- Preston North End FC 46 games · 60 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Lewis Smith
29 games this season 🟨 0.6/game ⚽ 2.9 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Coventry City FC 46 95 2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84 3 Millwall FC 46 83 4 Southampton FC 46 80 5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80 6 Hull City AFC 46 73 7 Wrexham AFC 46 71 8 Derby County FC 46 69 9 Norwich City FC 46 65 10 Birmingham City FC 46 64 11 Swansea City AFC 46 64 12 Bristol City FC 46 62 13 Sheffield United FC 46 60 14 Preston North End FC 46 60 15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58 16 Watford FC 46 57 17 Stoke City FC 46 55 18 Portsmouth FC 46 55 19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53 20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52 21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51 22 Oxford United FC 46 47 23 Leicester City FC 46 46 24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
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 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 #8 Position #14 69 Points 60 46 Played 46 20 / 9 / 17 W / D / L 15 / 15 / 16 67 Scored 55 59 Conceded 62 +8 GD -7 1.50 PPG 1.30 43% Win % 33% Key Stats
8% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)8% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history26% Clean Sheets
Derby County FC this season20% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this seasonDerby County FC are 8th (69 pts). Preston North End FC are 14th (60 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Derby County FC0-151/216-302/–31-452/146-602/261-75–/576+4/1■ Scored ■ ConcededPreston North End FC0-151/416-303/231-452/–46-602/161-751/176+1/4■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Derby County FC kicks off things out of here…
- The final score is 0-1.
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Lineups
Derby County FC Lineups
Preston North End FC Lineups
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Jerry Yates 2 Craig Forsyth 1 Mason Mount 1 Martyn Waghorn 1 Wayne Rooney 1 Alan Browne 1 Ryan Ledson 1 Ben Whiteman 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 LPreston 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 accuracy2 / 41.28 Derby County FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.07 Preston North End FC xGI would bet for: Derby County FC or Preston North End FC 69% + Under 2.5 goals 59%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Preston North End FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.35Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 88% 12% ± 1.5 68% 32% ± 2.5 41% 59% ± 3.5 22% 78% ± 4.5 10% 90% Double Chance
Derby County FC or Draw 69%Draw or Preston North End FC 61%Derby County FC or Preston North End FC 69%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Preston North End FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 14%0 – 0 11.7%1 – 0 11%0 – 1 Actual2 – 1 8.1%2 – 0 7.6%1 – 2 6.7%0 – 2 5.3%2 – 2 4.4%3 – 1 3.5%3 – 0 3.2%1 – 3 2.4%Asian Handicap — Derby County FC
Handicap Derby County FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers -2.5 6% — 94% -2 6% 12% 82% -1.5 18% — 82% -1 18% 21% 60% -0.5 40% — 60% +0.5 71% — 29% +1 71% 18% 12% +1.5 88% — 12% +2 88% 8% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
Derby County FC keeps clean sheet 35% ✓Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet 28% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.