Derby County FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2020-21

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Preston North End FC

Sat 26 Dec 2020 · 15:00 UTC iPro Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+8'

Martyn Waghorn 20' R

Y 43' Darnell Fisher

Overview

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Derby County FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship at iPro Stadium.

Derby County FC 46 games · 69 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 46 games · 60 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Nicholas Barnard
Referee Darren Bond
Referee James Wilson
Referee Robert Massey Ellis

Standings

#	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

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

Last 5 meetings

2020-12-26 Derby County FC 0–1 Preston North End FC 2020-07-01 Preston North End FC 0–1 Derby County FC 2019-11-23 Derby County FC 1–0 Preston North End FC 2019-02-01 Preston North End FC 0–0 Derby County FC 2018-08-25 Derby County FC 2–0 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Derby County FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Dec	Preston North End FC	H	0–1	L
16 Dec	Swansea City AFC	H	2–0	W
12 Dec	Stoke City FC	H	0–0	D
09 Dec	Brentford FC	A	0–0	D
05 Dec	Millwall FC	A	1–0	W
01 Dec	Coventry City FC	H	1–1	D

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Dec	Derby County FC	A	1–0	W
18 Dec	Bristol City FC	H	1–0	W
15 Dec	Barnsley FC	A	1–2	L
12 Dec	Luton Town FC	A	0–3	L
09 Dec	Middlesbrough FC	H	3–0	W
05 Dec	Wycombe Wanderers FC	H	2–2	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 history

Derby County FC are 8th (69 pts). Preston North End FC are 14th (60 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at iPro Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Derby County FC and Preston North End FC.
5' Preston North End FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
10' A quiet spell here at iPro Stadium. Derby County FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
15' Preston North End FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
20' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Red card for Martyn Waghorn.
25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Derby County FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
30' Martyn Waghorn is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Derby County FC so far.
35' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Derby County FC and Preston North End FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
40' Derby County FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
43' Poor challenge from Darnell Fisher. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
48' The home supporters are growing impatient. Derby County FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
53' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
58' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
60' Darnell Fisher makes way for Jayden Stockley at the 60 minute mark. A tactical switch from Preston North End FC.
65' Krystian Bielik has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
69' Paul Gallagher makes way for Ryan Ledson at the 69 minute mark. A tactical switch from Preston North End FC.
74' Over 74 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
79' The travelling Preston North End FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
82' Another change for Preston North End FC made on 82 minute. Tom Barkhuizen leaves to be changed by Joshua Harrop.
85' A tactical swap from Derby County FC — Louie Sibley on, Kamil Jozwiak off on 85 minutes.
90' Fresh legs for Derby County FC! Jahmal Hector-Ingram comes on to replace Colin Kazim-Richards.
Full Time. Preston North End FC beats Derby County FC

Lineups

Derby County FC Lineups

Starting XI

16
Matt Clarke
2
Andre Wisdom
9
Martyn Waghorn
1
David Marshall C
5
Krystian Bielik
12
Nathan Byrne
4
Graeme Shinnie
13
Colin Kazim-Richards ↓ Jahmal Hector-Ingram 90'
7
Kamil Jozwiak ↓ Louie Sibley 85'
26
Lee Buchanan
38
Jason Knight

Bench

Coach Wayne Rooney

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

11
Daniel Johnson
24
Sean Maguire ↓ Emil Riis Jakobsen 60'
2
Darnell Fisher ↓ Jayden Stockley 60'
29
Tom Barkhuizen ↓ Joshua Harrop 82'
23
Paul Huntington
8
Alan Browne C
1
Declan Rudd
12
Paul Gallagher ↓ Ryan Ledson 69'
6
Ben Davies
3
Joshua Earl
31
Scott Sinclair ↓ Tom Bayliss 69'

Bench

18
Ryan Ledson ↑ 69'
14
Jordan Storey
10
Joshua Harrop ↑ 82'
32
Adam O'Reilly
15
Joe Rafferty
25
Connor Ripley
7
Tom Bayliss ↑ 69'
20
Jayden Stockley ↑ 60'
19
Emil Riis Jakobsen ↑ 60'

Coach Alex Neil

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Derby County FC Form

2020-12-26 Derby County FC 0–1 Preston North End FC L 2020-12-16 Derby County FC 2–0 Swansea City AFC W 2020-12-12 Derby County FC 0–0 Stoke City FC D 2020-12-09 Brentford FC 0–0 Derby County FC D 2020-12-05 Millwall FC 0–1 Derby County FC W 2020-12-01 Derby County FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D

Preston North End FC Form

2020-12-26 Derby County FC 0–1 Preston North End FC W 2020-12-18 Preston North End FC 1–0 Bristol City FC W 2020-12-15 Barnsley FC 2–1 Preston North End FC L 2020-12-12 Luton Town FC 3–0 Preston North End FC L 2020-12-09 Preston North End FC 3–0 Middlesbrough FC W 2020-12-05 Preston North End FC 2–2 Wycombe Wanderers FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.37 Derby County FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.8 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Derby County FC47% Draw30% Preston North End FC23%

Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes42% 0% No58%

Avg goals/match: 2.17

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	86%	14%
± 1.5	64%	36%
± 2.5	37%	63%
± 3.5	18%	82%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

Derby County FC or Draw

77%

Draw or Preston North End FC

53%

Derby County FC or Preston North End FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Derby County FC33% Draw52% Preston North End FC15%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

14.5%

0 – 0

13.7%

1 – 1

13.4%

2 – 0

10.3%

2 – 1

8.3%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

4.8%

3 – 0

4.6%

3 – 1

3.9%

0 – 2

3.5%

2 – 2

3.4%

3 – 2

1.7%

Asian Handicap — Derby County FC

Handicap	Derby County FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	15%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	25%	51%
-0.5	49%	—	51%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	14%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Derby County FC keeps clean sheet

45% ✓

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✗

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