Preston North End FC vs Derby County FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2025-26

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Sat 17 Jan 2026 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Preston North End FC vs Derby County FC — Championship .

Preston North End FC 15 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Derby County FC 15 games · 10 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Farai Hallam (England)

6 games this season 🟨 4.2/game ⚽ 10.8 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

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

Last 5 meetings

2026-01-17 Preston North End FC 0–1 Derby County FC 2025-09-20 Derby County FC 0–1 Preston North End FC 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

Recent Form

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Jan	Derby County FC	H	0–1	L
09 Jan	Wigan Athletic FC	H	0–1	L
04 Jan	Bristol City FC	A	2–0	W
01 Jan	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	3–0	W
29 Dec	Wrexham AFC	A	1–2	L
26 Dec	Stoke City FC	A	0–0	D

Derby County FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Jan	Preston North End FC	A	1–0	W
11 Jan	Leeds United FC	H	1–3	L
04 Jan	Wrexham AFC	H	1–2	L
01 Jan	Middlesbrough FC	H	1–0	W
29 Dec	Leicester City FC	A	1–2	L
26 Dec	Birmingham City FC	A	1–1	D

Season Stats

Preston North End FC		Derby County FC
#24	Position	#23
8	Points	10
15	Played	15
2 / 2 / 11	W / D / L	2 / 4 / 9
13	Scored	14
30	Conceded	30
-17	GD	-16
0.53	PPG	0.67
13%	Win %	13%

Key Stats

8% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

8% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

7% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

7% Clean Sheets
Derby County FC this season

Preston North End FC are 24th (8 pts). Derby County FC are 23rd (10 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC

0-15

4/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/6

46-60

1/3

61-75

–/4

76+

4/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC

Callum Lang	4 G
Jordan Thompson	1 G
Jusef Erabi	1 G

Derby County FC

Bobby Clark	3 G	2 A
Samuel Szmodics	3 G	1 A
Carlton Morris	1 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Preston North End FC to score. At the same time, Derby County FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
0-1 the final result. Preston North End FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Derby County FC Lineups

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

Preston North End FC Form

2026-01-17 Preston North End FC 0–1 Derby County FC L 2026-01-09 Preston North End FC 0–1 Wigan Athletic FC L 2026-01-04 Bristol City FC 0–2 Preston North End FC W 2026-01-01 Preston North End FC 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2025-12-29 Wrexham AFC 2–1 Preston North End FC L 2025-12-26 Stoke City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D

Derby County FC Form

2026-01-17 Preston North End FC 0–1 Derby County FC W 2026-01-11 Derby County FC 1–3 Leeds United FC L 2026-01-04 Derby County FC 1–2 Wrexham AFC L 2026-01-01 Derby County FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC W 2025-12-29 Leicester City FC 2–1 Derby County FC L 2025-12-26 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Derby County FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.09 Derby County FC xG

I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Derby County FC 68% + Under 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC33% Draw32% Derby County FC35%

Actual: Derby County FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes43% 0% No57%

Avg goals/match: 2.09

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	85%	15%
± 1.5	62%	38%
± 2.5	35%	65%
± 3.5	16%	84%
± 4.5	7%	93%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

65%

Draw or Derby County FC

67%

Preston North End FC or Derby County FC

68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC22% Draw54% Derby County FC24%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

14.8%

1 – 1

14.4%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

11.1%

1 – 2

7.1%

0 – 2

2 – 1

6.6%

2 – 0

5.9%

2 – 2

3.7%

1 – 3

2.6%

0 – 3

2.5%

3 – 1

2.2%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Derby County FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	9%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	19%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	21%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	10%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

Derby County FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✗

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