Thursday , 2 July 2026

Stoke City FC vs Derby County FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Stoke City FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Derby County FC
Sat 20 Mar 2021 · 15:00 UTC Bet365 Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+8'
Tommy Smith 21' Y
Y 88' Cameron Cresswell

Overview

Match Preview

Stoke City FC vs Derby County FC — Championship at Bet365 Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Jarred Gillett
  • Referee Richard Wild
  • Referee Leigh Doughty
  • Referee Philip Dermott

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

4
4
4
Stoke City FC 12 games · Avg 2.3 goals Derby County FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-03-20 Stoke City FC 1–0 Derby County FC 2020-12-12 Derby County FC 0–0 Stoke City FC 2020-01-31 Derby County FC 4–0 Stoke City FC 2019-08-17 Stoke City FC 2–2 Derby County FC 2019-03-13 Derby County FC 0–0 Stoke City FC

Recent Form

Stoke City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Mar Derby County FC H 1–0 W
16 Mar Cardiff City FC A 0–0 D
13 Mar Middlesbrough FC A 0–3 L
06 Mar Wycombe Wanderers FC H 2–0 W
03 Mar Swansea City AFC H 1–2 L
27 Feb Brentford FC A 1–2 L
Derby County FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Mar Stoke City FC A 0–1 L
16 Mar Brentford FC H 2–2 D
13 Mar Millwall FC H 0–1 L
10 Mar Barnsley FC A 0–0 D
06 Mar Coventry City FC A 0–1 L
02 Mar Cardiff City FC A 0–4 L

Season Stats

Stoke City FC Derby County FC
#17 Position #8
55 Points 69
46 Played 46
15 / 10 / 21 W / D / L 20 / 9 / 17
51 Scored 67
56 Conceded 59
-5 GD +8
1.20 PPG 1.50
33% Win % 43%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Stoke City FC are 17th (55 pts). Derby County FC are 8th (69 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Derby County FC gets underway.
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Stoke City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' It looks surprising Stoke City FC does not make any changes. Louie Watson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' Louie Sibley needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 21' Controversy at the stadium! Tommy Smith argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 26' 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.
  • 31' With 0 assists to his name this season, Tommy Smith is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Stoke City FC.
  • 36' Supporters expect more eagerness from Adam Davies, as he is very good at scoring at Bet365 Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 41' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 46' Joe Allen has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 2 cards already picked up this season.
  • 51' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 56' Derby County FC have won 452 goals from 385 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 61' Danny Batth, a England , has 29 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 63' The Derby County FC manager makes a substitution. Louie Sibley departs to be replaced by Max Bird.
  • 64' The crowd applauds Colin Kazim-Richards as he leaves the pitch. Tom Lawrence steps in for Derby County FC.
  • 69' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 74' Jacob Brown has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 74 minutes.
  • 79' Another substitution for Stoke City FC to replace Joe Allen by Sam Vokes on 79 minute.
  • 82' Fresh legs for Stoke City FC! Jack Clarke comes on to replace Nick Powell.
  • 87' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 88' It’s a booking for Derby County FC player. Cameron Cresswell gets a Yellow card.
  • 90' Jacob Brown makes way for Josh Tymon at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Stoke City FC.
  • The final score is 1-0.

Lineups

Stoke City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael O'Neill

Derby County FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wayne Rooney

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Tom Ince 3
Martyn Waghorn 3
Scott Hogan 1
Carlton Morris 1
Jayden Bogle 1
Jaydon Banel 1
Chris Martin 1
Wayne Rooney 1

Head to Head

2021-03-20 Stoke City FC 1–0 Derby County FC 2020-12-12 Derby County FC 0–0 Stoke City FC 2020-01-31 Derby County FC 4–0 Stoke City FC 2019-08-17 Stoke City FC 2–2 Derby County FC 2019-03-13 Derby County FC 0–0 Stoke City FC

Stoke City FC Form

2021-03-20 Stoke City FC 1–0 Derby County FC W 2021-03-16 Cardiff City FC 0–0 Stoke City FC D 2021-03-13 Middlesbrough FC 3–0 Stoke City FC L 2021-03-06 Stoke City FC 2–0 Wycombe Wanderers FC W 2021-03-03 Stoke City FC 1–2 Swansea City AFC L 2021-02-27 Brentford FC 2–1 Stoke City FC L

Derby County FC Form

2021-03-20 Stoke City FC 1–0 Derby County FC L 2021-03-16 Derby County FC 2–2 Brentford FC D 2021-03-13 Derby County FC 0–1 Millwall FC L 2021-03-10 Barnsley FC 0–0 Derby County FC D 2021-03-06 Coventry City FC 1–0 Derby County FC L 2021-03-02 Cardiff City FC 4–0 Derby County FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.16 Stoke City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.97 Derby County FC xG
I would bet for: Stoke City FC or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Stoke City FC44% Draw30% Derby County FC26%
Actual: Stoke City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.13
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 63%
37%
± 2.5 36%
64%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Stoke City FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Derby County FC
56%
Stoke City FC or Derby County FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Stoke City FC26% Draw53% Derby County FC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.3%
0 – 0
14.2%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
10.2%
2 – 0
7.7%
2 – 1
7.5%
1 – 2
6.3%
0 – 2
5.3%
2 – 2
3.8%
3 – 1
3%
3 – 0
2.9%
1 – 3
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Stoke City FC

Handicap Stoke City FC covers Push Derby County FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 22% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 18% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✗
Derby County FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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