Derby vs Preston

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🕒 Sat, 20 Sep 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Pride Park Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Lewis Smith 🔁 Regular Season - 6 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 6
Regular Season Table
Derby 8 · Preston 14
Referee Stats
25 matches · 1.44 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 1.44
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.04
Over 4.5 cards 20%
Home wins 48%
Draws 24%
Away wins 28%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (7-10).
  • Possession was balanced (48%-52%).
  • Preston had the sharper finishing (2-6 shots on target).

Team Overview

Derby (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 10-6-7

Goals For / Against

31 / 27
Avg: 1.35 / 1.17

Points

36
Avg: 1.57

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

1
Preston (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 7-8-8

Goals For / Against

27 / 32
Avg: 1.17 / 1.39

Points

29
Avg: 1.26

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.57
PPG
1.26
1.35
GF
1.17
1.17
GA
1.39
39%
O2.5
48%
65%
BTTS
61%
35%
Score 1st
13%

League-position context

Derby rank8th
Preston rank14th
Derby points69
Preston points60
Derby: #8 · 69 pts · GD +8
15 pts off the top 2. 4 pts above the play-off edge. 17 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Preston: #14 · 60 pts · GD -7
24 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.
9-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Derby last 5 home

L W W W W
Points12/15
Weighted index67
Goals7-3
Record4-0-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Preston last 5 away

W L W D L
Points7/15
Weighted index58
Goals8-9
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Derby trend breakdown

Over 2.539%
BTTS65%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 13%

Preston trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS61%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.578%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Derby score at home96%
Derby clean sheet at home30%
Preston score away74%
Preston clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Derby score first35%
Derby win after scoring first63%
Preston score first13%
Preston win after scoring first33%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Derby 100% · Preston 33%
Avg first goal minute: Derby 29.3' · Preston 34.3'

Vs league average

Derby score at home1.35 vs 1.40
Derby concede at home1.17 vs 1.20
Preston score away1.17 vs 1.20
Preston concede away1.39 vs 1.40
Derby score 4% below league average, while Preston score 3% below league average.
Defensive side: Derby are 3% below league average at home, and Preston are 1% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals1.40
BTTS20%
Over 2.50%
At this venue setup: 1.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Derby goal timing (home)

1H scored: 47% 2H scored: 53% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 3
31-45 3
46-60 3
61-75 3
76-90+ 2
16-30 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 2
76-90+ 2
16-30 1
46-60 1
0-15 0
31-45 0

Preston goal timing (away)

1H scored: 67% 2H scored: 33% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 3
31-45 2
61-75 2
0-15 1
76-90+ 1
46-60 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
16-30 4
31-45 3
0-15 2
46-60 2
61-75 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
2
6
Total Shots
7
10
Shots off Goal
3
3
Blocked Shots
2
1
Shots Inside Box
4
5
Shots Outside Box
3
5
Ball Possession
48%
52%
Corner Kicks
3
4
Fouls
10
7
Offsides
4
1
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
5
2
Total Passes
407
461
Passes Accurate
318
359
Passes %
78%
78%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games18
Home Wins10
Draws5
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals2 (11.1%)
BTTS3 (16.7%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games9
Home Wins5
Draws2
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS1 (11.1%)

Derby vs Preston Head-to-Head History by Season