Derby County FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

Derby County FC

2 – 0

Full Time

Preston North End FC

Wed 2 Apr 2025 · 18:45 UTC Pride Park Stadium 26,014 HT 45' · FT 45'

Craig Forsyth 48' 1–0

Jerry Yates 52' 2–0

Liam Thompson 15' Y

Y 72' Robbie Brady

Y 90' Mads Frokjaer-Jensen

Overview

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

Derby County FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Stephen Martin (England)
Assistant 1 Carl Fitch-Jackson
Assistant 2 Rob Hyde (England)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Hull City AFC	46	73
4	Oxford United FC	46	47
5	Leicester City FC	46	46
6	Blackburn Rovers FC	1	1
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	1	1
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	0	0
9	Millwall FC	0	0
10	Middlesbrough FC	0	0
11	Swansea City AFC	0	0
12	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
13	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
14	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
15	Birmingham City FC	0	0
16	Sheffield United FC	0	0
17	Southampton FC	0	0
18	Wrexham AFC	0	0
19	Watford FC	0	0
20	Burnley FC	0	0
21	Cardiff City FC	0	0
22	West Ham United FC	0	0
23	Derby County FC	0	0
24	Norwich City FC	0	0
25	Preston North End FC	0	0
26	Stoke City FC	0	0
27	Lincoln City FC	0	0
28	Portsmouth FC	0	0
29	Bristol City FC	0	0
30	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

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 2021-04-20 Preston North End FC 3–0 Derby County FC

Recent Form

Derby County FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Apr	Preston North End FC	H	2–0	W
15 Mar	Plymouth Argyle FC	A	3–2	W
11 Mar	Coventry City FC	H	2–0	W
08 Mar	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	2–1	W
01 Mar	Middlesbrough FC	A	0–1	L
22 Feb	Millwall FC	H	0–1	L

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Apr	Derby County FC	A	0–2	L
30 Mar	Aston Villa FC	H	0–3	L
15 Mar	Portsmouth FC	H	2–1	W
11 Mar	Sunderland AFC	A	1–1	D
08 Mar	Sheffield United FC	A	0–1	L
04 Mar	Swansea City AFC	H	0–0	D

Season Stats

Derby County FC		Preston North End FC
#23	Position	#25
0	Points	0
0	Played	0
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
0	Scored	0
0	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+0
–	PPG	–
–	Win %	–

Key Stats

8% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

8% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Derby County FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Derby County FC are 23rd (0 pts). Preston North End FC are 25th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Derby County FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/1

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Preston North End FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Derby County FC gets underway.
4' Derby County FC ring the changes. Ryan Nyambe has done his job and it is now time for Kane Wilson to step up.
9' It’s high time Paul Heckingbottom made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
14' Both keepers have barely been tested. Derby County FC and Preston North End FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
15' Derby County FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 15.
20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
25' Ryan Ledson has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
30' Derby County FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
35' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
40' Ebou Adams has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 12 appearances.
45' Derby County FC is showing some good football. However, Derby County FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
48' Craig Forsyth adds to his 0 season tally! Derby County FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
52' Jerry Yates is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the forward.
57' Ryan Nyambe is a natural defender and has been asked to do a very specific job for Derby County FC tonight.
58' Jayden Meghoma makes way for Robbie Brady at the 58 minute mark. A tactical switch from Preston North End FC.
63' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Derby County FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
68' Preston North End FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
70' Another change for Derby County FC made on 70 minute. Liam Thompson leaves to be changed by Kayden Jackson.
72' The referee shows Preston North End FC player a card on 72.
74' Ched Evans is replacing Lewis Gibson for the Preston North End FC side.
79' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
84' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Derby County FC and Preston North End FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
89' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
90' It’s gonna be a card for Mads Frokjaer-Jensen.
90' A change in the Derby County FC ranks — Marcus Harness exits the field as Kenzo Goudmijn enters on 90.
It finishes all square. Derby County FC and Preston North End FC share the spoils 2-0.

Lineups

Derby County FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Eustace

Preston North End FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

6
Liam Lindsay
18
Ryan Ledson
7
Will Keane ↓ Emil Riis Jakobsen 58'
13
David Cornell
2
Ryan Porteous
28
Milutin Osmajic
19
Lewis Gibson ↓ Ched Evans 74'
29
Kaine Kesler
22
Stefan Teitur Thordarson ↓ Ben Whiteman 58'
10
Mads Frokjaer-Jensen
3
Jayden Meghoma ↓ Robbie Brady 58'

Bench

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jerry Yates	2
Mason Mount	1
Sam Greenwood	1
Richard Keogh	1
Craig Forsyth	1
Mason Mount	1
Martyn Waghorn	1
Wayne Rooney	1

Head to Head

Derby County FC Form

2025-04-02 Derby County FC 2–0 Preston North End FC W 2025-03-15 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–3 Derby County FC W 2025-03-11 Derby County FC 2–0 Coventry City FC W 2025-03-08 Derby County FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2025-03-01 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Derby County FC L 2025-02-22 Derby County FC 0–1 Millwall FC L

Preston North End FC Form

2025-04-02 Derby County FC 2–0 Preston North End FC L 2025-03-30 Preston North End FC 0–3 Aston Villa FC L 2025-03-15 Preston North End FC 2–1 Portsmouth FC W 2025-03-11 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2025-03-08 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Preston North End FC L 2025-03-04 Preston North End FC 0–0 Swansea City AFC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

0.66 Derby County FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.3 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 92% + Derby County FC or Draw 86%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Derby County FC44% Draw42% Preston North End FC14%

Actual: Derby County FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes15% 0% No85%

Avg goals/match: 0.96

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	59%	41%
± 1.5	26%	74%
± 2.5	8%	92%
± 3.5	2%	98%
± 4.5	1%	99%

Double Chance

Derby County FC or Draw

86%

Draw or Preston North End FC

56%

Derby County FC or Preston North End FC

58%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Derby County FC20% Draw74% Preston North End FC6%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

41.1%

1 – 0

23.5%

0 – 1

9.5%

1 – 1

8.8%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

3 – 0

1.6%

0 – 2

1.4%

1 – 2

1.2%

3 – 1

0.7%

2 – 2

0.6%

4 – 0

0.3%

Asian Handicap — Derby County FC

Handicap	Derby County FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	8%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	27%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	88%	—	12%
+1	88%	11%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	1%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Derby County FC keeps clean sheet

74% ✓

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

52% ✗

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