Derby County FC vs Stoke City FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2025-26

Derby County FC

2 – 0

Full Time

Stoke City FC

Mon 6 Apr 2026 · 14:00 UTC Pride Park Stadium 31,095 HT 45' · FT 45'

Jaydon Banel 54' 1–0

Carlton Morris 89' 2–0

Y 3' Sydney Agina

Lewis Travis 69' Y

Jaydon Banel 85' Y

Overview

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

Derby County FC 15 games · 10 pts (2026/27)
Stoke City FC 15 games · 29 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Elliot Bell (England)
Assistant 1 Nigel Lugg
Assistant 2 Ian Cooper

3 games this season 🟨 5.3/game ⚽ 17.3 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

Derby County FC 13 games · Avg 2.2 goals Stoke City FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-04-06 Derby County FC 2–0 Stoke City FC 2025-08-09 Stoke City FC 3–1 Derby County FC 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

Recent Form

Derby County FC

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

Stoke City FC

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
#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' KICK OFF: Stoke City FC gets underway.
3' The referee shows Stoke City FC player a card on 3.
8' It looks surprising Derby County FC does not make any changes. Lewis Travis has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
13' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Derby County FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
18' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Derby County FC and Stoke City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
23' Derby County FC currently sit 8 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
28' The 24-year-old Million Manhoef has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
33' Stoke City FC is showing some good football. However, Stoke City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
35' The Stoke City FC manager makes a substitution. Tomas Rigo departs to be replaced by Joon-ho Bae.
40' Stoke City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
41' Time for substitution for Derby County FC. Patrick Agyemang is replaced by Jaydon Banel.
46' Stoke City FC ring the changes. Lamine Cisse has done his job and it is now time for Sam Gallagher to step up.
51' Stoke City FC come into this ranked 12 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
54' Magnificent from Jaydon Banel! That is 3 goals in 489 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
59' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-2-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
63' Fresh legs for Stoke City FC! Lewis Baker comes on to replace Steven N'Zonzi.
68' Both keepers have barely been tested. Derby County FC and Stoke City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
69' Lewis Travis was booked on 69.
74' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
78' A tactical swap from Stoke City FC — Milan Smit on, Joon-ho Bae off on 78 minutes.
80' Oscar Fraulo is ready to make an impact after coming on for David Ozoh at the 80 minute mark.
85' The referee calls foul for Jaydon Banel. He receives a card.
89' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Carlton Morris makes it 2-0.
90' The crowd applauds Bobby Clark as he leaves the pitch. Cruz Allen steps in for Derby County FC.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Derby County FC take all three points.

Lineups

Derby County FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

5
Matt Clarke
12
Richard O'Donnell
27
Lewis Travis
25
Ben Brereton ↓ Max Johnston 90'
23
Joe Ward
9
Carlton Morris ↓ Lars-Jorgen Salvesen 90'
28
Dion Sanderson
2
Derry Murkin
42
Bobby Clark ↓ Cruz Allen 90'
7
Patrick Agyemang ↓ Jaydon Banel 41'
18
David Ozoh ↓ Oscar Fraulo 80'

Bench

3
Craig Forsyth
15
Lars-Jorgen Salvesen ↑ 90'
16
Liam Thompson
29
Oscar Fraulo ↑ 80'
34
Jaydon Banel ↑ 41'
6
Sondre Langas
22
Max Johnston ↑ 90'
54
Cruz Allen ↑ 90'
52
Jack Thompson

Coach John Eustace

Stoke City FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

23
Ben Gibson
20
Sam Gallagher ↑ 46'
3
Aaron Cresswell
4
Ben Pearson
8
Lewis Baker ↑ 63'
42
Million Manhoef ↑ 63'
49
Milan Smit
25
Tommy Simkin
10
Joon-ho Bae ↑ 35'

Coach Mark Robins

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Martyn Waghorn	3
Tom Ince	3
Luke Plange	1
Ben Gibson	1
Liam Lindsay	1
Thomas Cannon	1
Scott Hogan	1
Carlton Morris	1

Head to Head

Derby County FC Form

2026-04-06 Derby County FC 2–0 Stoke City FC W 2026-04-03 Coventry City FC 3–2 Derby County FC L 2026-03-21 Derby County FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC W 2026-03-16 Portsmouth FC 0–1 Derby County FC W 2026-03-10 Millwall FC 1–0 Derby County FC L 2026-03-07 Derby County FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W

Stoke City FC Form

2026-04-06 Derby County FC 2–0 Stoke City FC L 2026-04-03 Stoke City FC 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2026-03-20 Preston North End FC 3–1 Stoke City FC L 2026-03-14 Stoke City FC 3–1 Watford FC W 2026-03-10 Stoke City FC 3–3 Ipswich Town FC D 2026-03-07 Swansea City AFC 2–0 Stoke City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.32 Derby County FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.37 Stoke City FC xG

I would bet for: Derby County FC or Stoke City FC 73% + Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Derby County FC41% Draw27% Stoke City FC32%

Actual: Derby County FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.69

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Derby County FC or Draw

68%

Draw or Stoke City FC

59%

Derby County FC or Stoke City FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Derby County FC26% Draw47% Stoke City FC27%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.2%

0 – 0

8.8%

0 – 1

8.3%

1 – 2

8.1%

1 – 0

2 – 1

7.8%

0 – 2

6.2%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 2

5.4%

1 – 3

3.7%

3 – 1

3.4%

0 – 3

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Derby County FC

Handicap	Derby County FC covers	Push	Stoke City FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	19%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	19%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	11%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Derby County FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✗

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

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