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Preston North End FC vs Derby County FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Preston North End FC
3 – 0
Full Time
Derby County FC
Tue 20 Apr 2021 · 18:00 UTC Deepdale Stadium HT 45+5' · FT 45+4'
Y 86' Nathan Byrne

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee
  • Referee Geoff Eltringham
  • Referee Jonathan Hunt
  • Referee James Wilson

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

3
3
6
Preston North End FC 12 games · Avg 1.3 goals Derby County FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-04-20 Preston North End FC 3–0 Derby County FC 2020-12-26 Derby County FC 0–1 Preston North End FC 2020-07-01 Preston North End FC 0–1 Derby County FC 2019-11-23 Derby County FC 1–0 Preston North End FC 2019-02-01 Preston North End FC 0–0 Derby County FC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Apr Derby County FC H 3–0 W
17 Apr Stoke City FC A 0–0 D
10 Apr Brentford FC H 0–5 L
05 Apr Swansea City AFC A 1–0 W
02 Apr Norwich City FC H 1–1 D
20 Mar Luton Town FC H 0–1 L
Derby County FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Apr Preston North End FC A 0–3 L
16 Apr Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–2 L
10 Apr Norwich City FC H 0–1 L
05 Apr Reading FC A 1–3 L
02 Apr Luton Town FC H 2–0 W
20 Mar Stoke City FC A 0–1 L

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' We are underway at Deepdale Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' 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.
  • 18' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ben Whiteman makes it 1-0.
  • 23' Derby County FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 28' Derby County FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 33' It’s high time Wayne Rooney made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 34' A change in the Derby County FC ranks — Andre Wisdom exits the field as George Edmundson enters on 34.
  • 39' Graeme Shinnie has been relatively quiet despite scoring 14 goals in his last 362 appearances.
  • 44' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 46' Jason Knight makes way for Martyn Waghorn at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Derby County FC.
  • 51' Derby County FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 56' It is a cagey affair so far. Preston North End FC in their trying to find a way past Derby County FC's compact .
  • 61' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Preston North End FC that had 393 games and scored 428 goals.
  • 66' The Preston North End FC manager makes a substitution. Ben Whiteman departs to be replaced by Brad Potts.
  • 71' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 73' GOAL! Ched Evans fires home to make it 2-0!
  • 77' Festy Ebosele is replacing Graeme Shinnie for the Derby County FC side.
  • 82' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Preston North End FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 85' Preston North End FC make a change. Tom Barkhuizen trudges off to be replaced by Emil Riis Jakobsen on 85 minutes.
  • 86' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Nathan Byrne on 86 minutes.
  • 87' A stunning finish from Ryan Ledson — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 90' Preston North End FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sean Maguire is hanging Ched Evans on the field on 90 minute.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Preston North End FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Derby County FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wayne Rooney

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2021-04-20 Preston North End FC 3–0 Derby County FC 2020-12-26 Derby County FC 0–1 Preston North End FC 2020-07-01 Preston North End FC 0–1 Derby County FC 2019-11-23 Derby County FC 1–0 Preston North End FC 2019-02-01 Preston North End FC 0–0 Derby County FC

Preston North End FC Form

2021-04-20 Preston North End FC 3–0 Derby County FC W 2021-04-17 Stoke City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2021-04-10 Preston North End FC 0–5 Brentford FC L 2021-04-05 Swansea City AFC 0–1 Preston North End FC W 2021-04-02 Preston North End FC 1–1 Norwich City FC D 2021-03-20 Preston North End FC 0–1 Luton Town FC L

Derby County FC Form

2021-04-20 Preston North End FC 3–0 Derby County FC L 2021-04-16 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Derby County FC L 2021-04-10 Derby County FC 0–1 Norwich City FC L 2021-04-05 Reading FC 3–1 Derby County FC L 2021-04-02 Derby County FC 2–0 Luton Town FC W 2021-03-20 Stoke City FC 1–0 Derby County FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.42 Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 Derby County FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Preston North End FC48% Draw27% Derby County FC25%
Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.46
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Derby County FC
52%
Preston North End FC or Derby County FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC31% Draw49% Derby County FC20%
Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.5%
1 – 0
11%
0 – 0
10.6%
2 – 1
8.7%
2 – 0
8.4%
0 – 1
7.7%
1 – 2
6.3%
2 – 2
4.6%
0 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
4.2%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 2
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap Preston North End FC covers Push Derby County FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 22% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 16% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✗
Derby County FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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