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 8 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
Derby County FC 8 games · 5 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Farai Hallam (England)

5 games this season 🟨 2.4/game ⚽ 10.2 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Swansea City AFC	8	17
2	West Ham United FC	8	15
3	Middlesbrough FC	8	15
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	7	14
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	8	14
6	Queens Park Rangers FC	8	13
7	Stoke City FC	8	13
8	Bristol City FC	8	13
9	Charlton Athletic FC	8	12
10	Birmingham City FC	8	11
11	Millwall FC	8	11
12	Lincoln City FC	8	11
13	Southampton FC	8	10
14	Wrexham AFC	8	10
15	Bolton Wanderers FC	8	10
16	Blackburn Rovers FC	8	9
17	Norwich City FC	8	9
18	Sheffield United FC	8	9
19	Portsmouth FC	7	8
20	Watford FC	8	8
21	Cardiff City FC	8	7
22	Derby County FC	8	5
23	Preston North End FC	8	4
24	Burnley FC	8	4

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
#23	Position	#22
4	Points	5
8	Played	8
1 / 1 / 6	W / D / L	1 / 2 / 5
8	Scored	7
15	Conceded	14
-7	GD	-7
0.50	PPG	0.63
13%	Win %	13%

Key Stats

8% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

8% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

13% Clean Sheets
Derby County FC this season

Preston North End FC are 23rd (4 pts). Derby County FC are 22nd (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/1

61-75

–/3

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Derby County FC

0-15

–/2

16-30

3/2

31-45

1/4

46-60

1/–

61-75

1/2

76+

1/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC

Callum Lang	3 G
Jordan Thompson	1 G
Jusef Erabi	1 G

Derby County FC

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

Events

Match Events

0' Preston North End FC have kicked off against Derby County FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
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
Martyn Waghorn	1
Wayne Rooney	1
Alan Browne	1
Ryan Ledson	1
Ben Whiteman	1
Ched Evans	1
Ravel Morrison	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

3 / 4

1.02 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.02 Derby County FC xG

I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Derby County FC 67% + Under 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC34% Draw33% Derby County FC33%

Actual: Derby County FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes42% 0% No58%

Avg goals/match: 2.04

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	85%	15%
± 1.5	61%	39%
± 2.5	33%	67%
± 3.5	16%	84%
± 4.5	6%	94%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

67%

Draw or Derby County FC

66%

Preston North End FC or Derby County FC

67%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC23% Draw54% Derby County FC23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

15.5%

1 – 1

14.5%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

11.9%

1 – 2

6.7%

2 – 1

6.7%

0 – 2

6.5%

2 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

3.6%

1 – 3

2.3%

3 – 1

2.3%

0 – 3

2.2%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Derby County FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	20%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	20%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

Derby County FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✗

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