Sunday , 15 November 2026

Derby County FC vs Stoke City FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Derby County FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Stoke City FC
Sat 3 May 2025 · 11:30 UTC Pride Park Stadium 32,471 HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 29' Ali Al-Hamadi
Ebou Adams 60' Y
Liam Thompson 79' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Derby County FC vs Stoke City FC — Championship at Pride Park Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Oliver Langford
  • Assistant 1 Sam Lewis (England)
  • Assistant 2 Andrew Fox
5 games this season 🟨 4.2/game ⚽ 17.8 goals/game

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

4
4
5
Derby County FC 13 games · Avg 2.2 goals Stoke City FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-05-03 Derby County FC 0–0 Stoke City FC 2024-11-02 Stoke City FC 2–1 Derby County FC 2021-12-30 Stoke City FC 1–2 Derby County FC 2021-09-18 Derby County FC 2–1 Stoke City FC 2021-03-20 Stoke City FC 1–0 Derby County FC

Recent Form

Derby County FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 May Stoke City FC H 0–0 D
26 Apr Hull City AFC A 1–0 W
21 Apr West Bromwich Albion FC A 3–1 W
18 Apr Luton Town FC H 0–1 L
12 Apr Portsmouth FC A 2–2 D
08 Apr Burnley FC H 0–0 D
Stoke City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 May Derby County FC A 0–0 D
25 Apr Sheffield United FC H 0–2 L
21 Apr Leeds United FC A 0–6 L
18 Apr Sheffield Wednesday FC H 2–0 W
12 Apr Cardiff City FC A 1–0 W
08 Apr Luton Town FC H 1–1 D

Season Stats

Derby County FC Stoke City FC
#23 Position #3
10 Points 29
15 Played 15
2 / 4 / 9 W / D / L 9 / 2 / 4
14 Scored 24
30 Conceded 18
-16 GD +6
0.67 PPG 1.93
13% Win % 60%

Key Stats

46% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
7% Clean Sheets
Derby County FC this season
33% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season

Derby County FC are 23rd (10 pts). Stoke City FC are 3rd (29 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
Stoke City FC
0-15
4/2
16-30
5/3
31-45
4/–
46-60
4/3
61-75
1/3
76+
4/7
■ 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
Stoke City FC
Jack McGlynn 5 G 2 A
Ethan Galbraith 4 G 4 A
Eric Bocat 2 G 2 A
Sam Gallagher 2 G 1 A
Justin Devenny 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Pride Park Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Derby County FC and Stoke City FC.
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Derby County FC and Stoke City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' Stoke City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Derby County FC and Stoke City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 20' Stoke City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 29' Ali Al-Hamadi picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 34' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Stoke City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 39' Stoke City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 44' Lynden Gooch is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Derby County FC so far.
  • 49' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 54' Netherlands international Erik Pieters has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 59' Stoke City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 59.
  • 60' The referee calls foul for Ebou Adams. He receives a card.
  • 65' Stoke City FC have won 422 goals from 395 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 67' Nathaniel Mendez-Laing gets the nod from Derby County FC. He replaces Marcus Harness and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 72' Derby County FC currently sit 19 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 77' Derby County FC are deployed in a 3-5-2 today, looking to exploit space against Stoke City FC's 5-3-2 shape.
  • 79' A moment of madness from Liam Thompson on 79 minutes earns him a card. Derby County FC will be frustrated.
  • 84' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 87' The Stoke City FC manager makes a substitution. Ali Al-Hamadi departs to be replaced by Nathan Lowe.
  • 88' A tactical swap from Stoke City FC — Andrew Moran on, Joon-ho Bae off on 88 minutes.
  • 90' Erik Pieters is replacing Craig Forsyth for the Derby County FC side.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Derby County FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Eustace

Stoke City FC Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Tom Ince 3
Martyn Waghorn 3
Curtis Davies 1
Harry Wilson 1
Max Bird 1
Sam Clucas 1
Colin Kazim-Richards 1
Luke Plange 1

Head to Head

2025-05-03 Derby County FC 0–0 Stoke City FC 2024-11-02 Stoke City FC 2–1 Derby County FC 2021-12-30 Stoke City FC 1–2 Derby County FC 2021-09-18 Derby County FC 2–1 Stoke City FC 2021-03-20 Stoke City FC 1–0 Derby County FC

Derby County FC Form

2025-05-03 Derby County FC 0–0 Stoke City FC D 2025-04-26 Hull City AFC 0–1 Derby County FC W 2025-04-21 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–3 Derby County FC W 2025-04-18 Derby County FC 0–1 Luton Town FC L 2025-04-12 Portsmouth FC 2–2 Derby County FC D 2025-04-08 Derby County FC 0–0 Burnley FC D

Stoke City FC Form

2025-05-03 Derby County FC 0–0 Stoke City FC D 2025-04-25 Stoke City FC 0–2 Sheffield United FC L 2025-04-21 Leeds United FC 6–0 Stoke City FC L 2025-04-18 Stoke City FC 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2025-04-12 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Stoke City FC W 2025-04-08 Stoke City FC 1–1 Luton Town FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.95 Derby County FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.33 Stoke City FC xG
I would bet for: Derby County FC or Stoke City FC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Derby County FC32% Draw29% Stoke City FC39%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.28
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Derby County FC or Draw
61%
Draw or Stoke City FC
68%
Derby County FC or Stoke City FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Derby County FC19% Draw51% Stoke City FC30%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
12.5%
0 – 2
8.7%
1 – 0
8.5%
1 – 2
8.3%
2 – 1
5.9%
2 – 0
4.4%
2 – 2
4%
0 – 3
3.8%
1 – 3
3.7%
3 – 1
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Derby County FC

Handicap Derby County FC covers Push Stoke City FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 7% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 16% 75%
-0.5 25% — 75%
+0.5 56% — 44%
+1 56% 23% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 13% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Derby County FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✗
Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✗

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