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

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Championship · 2025-26

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Derby County FC

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 46 games · 60 pts (2026/27)
Derby County FC 46 games · 69 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Farai Hallam (England)

Standings

#	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

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
#14	Position	#8
60	Points	69
46	Played	46
15 / 15 / 16	W / D / L	20 / 9 / 17
55	Scored	67
62	Conceded	59
-7	GD	+8
1.30	PPG	1.50
33%	Win %	43%

Key Stats

8% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

8% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Preston North End FC are 14th (60 pts). Derby County FC are 8th (69 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Preston North End FC is hosting Derby County FC for another epic battle.
Another three points for Derby County FC.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Derby County FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jerry Yates	2
Richard Keogh	1
Craig Forsyth	1
Mason Mount	1
Martyn Waghorn	1
Wayne Rooney	1
Alan Browne	1
Ryan Ledson	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

1.2 Derby County FC xG

I would bet for: Derby County FC or Draw 69% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC31% Draw31% Derby County FC38%

Actual: Derby County FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.2

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	65%	35%
± 2.5	38%	62%
± 3.5	19%	81%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

63%

Draw or Derby County FC

69%

Preston North End FC or Derby County FC

69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC21% Draw52% Derby County FC27%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.2%

0 – 0

13.3%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

9.8%

1 – 2

7.7%

0 – 2

7.7%

2 – 1

6.4%

2 – 0

5.3%

2 – 2

1 – 3

3.2%

0 – 3

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%	8%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	18%	71%
-0.5	29%	—	71%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	22%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	11%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Derby County FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✗

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