Derby County FC vs Stoke City FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Derby County FC vs Stoke City FC — Championship at Pride Park Stadium.
- Derby County FC 46 games · 69 pts (2025/26)
- Stoke City FC 46 games · 55 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Elliot Bell (England)
- Assistant 1 Nigel Lugg
- Assistant 2 Ian Cooper
34 games this season 🟨 0.5/game ⚽ 3.4 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 06 Apr Stoke City FC H 2–0 W 03 Apr Coventry City FC A 2–3 L 21 Mar Birmingham City FC H 1–0 W 16 Mar Portsmouth FC A 1–0 W 10 Mar Millwall FC A 0–1 L 07 Mar Sheffield Wednesday FC H 2–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 06 Apr Derby County FC A 0–2 L 03 Apr Sheffield Wednesday FC H 2–0 W 20 Mar Preston North End FC A 1–3 L 14 Mar Watford FC H 3–1 W 10 Mar Ipswich Town FC H 3–3 D 07 Mar Swansea City AFC A 0–2 L Season Stats
Derby County FC Stoke City FC #8 Position #17 69 Points 55 46 Played 46 20 / 9 / 17 W / D / L 15 / 10 / 21 67 Scored 51 59 Conceded 56 +8 GD -5 1.50 PPG 1.20 43% Win % 33% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history26% Clean Sheets
Derby County FC this season28% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this seasonDerby County FC are 8th (69 pts). Stoke City FC are 17th (55 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Derby County FC0-151/216-302/–31-452/146-602/261-75–/576+4/1■ Scored ■ ConcededStoke City FC0-15–/116-30–/231-451/346-603/261-75–/276+–/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- With this win, Derby County FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Derby County FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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Ben Brereton ↓ Max Johnston 90'
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Bobby Clark ↓ Cruz Allen 90'
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Patrick Agyemang ↓ Jaydon Banel 41'
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David Ozoh ↓ Oscar Fraulo 80'
Bench
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Lars-Jorgen Salvesen ↑ 90'
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Oscar Fraulo ↑ 80'
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Jaydon Banel ↑ 41'
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Max Johnston ↑ 90'
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Cruz Allen ↑ 90'
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Coach John EustaceStoke City FC Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
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Steven N'Zonzi ↓ Lewis Baker 63'
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Tomas Rigo ↓ Joon-ho Bae 35'
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Lamine Cisse ↓ Sam Gallagher 46'
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Sydney Agina ↓ Million Manhoef 63'
Bench
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Sam Gallagher ↑ 46'
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Lewis Baker ↑ 63'
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Million Manhoef ↑ 63'
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Joon-ho Bae ↑ 35'
Coach Mark Robins -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Tom Ince 3 Martyn Waghorn 3 Max Bird 1 Sam Clucas 1 Colin Kazim-Richards 1 Luke Plange 1 Ben Gibson 1 Liam Lindsay 1 Head to Head
Derby County FC Form
Stoke City FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.66 Derby County FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.85 Stoke City FC xGI would bet for: Derby County FC to win 55%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Derby County FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.51Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 90% 10% ± 1.5 71% 29% ± 2.5 45% 55% ± 3.5 25% 75% ± 4.5 12% 88% Double Chance
Derby County FC or Draw 81%Draw or Stoke City FC 45%Derby County FC or Stoke City FC 74%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 0 12.6%1 – 1 12.3%2 – 0 Actual0 – 0 10.1%2 – 1 9.2%3 – 0 5.9%0 – 1 5.9%3 – 1 5.2%1 – 2 4.7%2 – 2 4%0 – 2 2.8%4 – 0 2.5%Asian Handicap — Derby County FC
Handicap Derby County FC covers Push Stoke City FC covers -2.5 13% — 87% -2 13% 17% 69% -1.5 31% — 69% -1 31% 24% 45% -0.5 55% — 45% +0.5 82% — 18% +1 82% 12% 6% +1.5 94% — 6% +2 94% 4% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Derby County FC keeps clean sheet 43% ✗Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet 20% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.