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Derby County v Preston North End : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 20th Sep, 15:00 BST, Pride Park Stadium, Derby

Paul Heckingbottom guides his Preston North End troops to the Pride Park Stadium in the Championship on Saturday afternoon, with John Eustace's Derby County their rivals. Below there are predictions for all the biggest betting markets, supporting statistics including head to heads (H2Hs), and the best odds. Access it all using the tabs below.


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Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Derby
41%
--
Draw
29%
--
Preston
31%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Derby 1-0
13%
--
Preston 1-0
11%
--
Draw 0-0
11%
--
Derby 2-1
8%
--
Derby 2-0
8%
--
Preston 2-1
7%
--
Preston 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Derby 3-1
3%
--
Derby 3-0
3%
--
Preston 3-1
2%
--
Preston 3-0
2%
--
Derby 3-2
2%
--
Preston 3-2
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
39%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
61%
--
Home 1st Goal
49%
--
Away 1st Goal
44%
--
No 1st Goal
7%
--
BTTS - Yes
45%
--
BTTS - No
55%
--
BTTS - Home Win
15%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
12%
--
Home/draw
69%
--
Away/draw
59%
--
Home/away
71%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
66%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
34%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
19%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
81%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
8%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
92%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
89%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
11%
--
Home DNB
61%
--
Away DNB
51%
--
Derby win to nil
25%
--
Preston win to nil
19%
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Win / draw / win Championship table
Won
Draw
Lost
Derby
Preston
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
M'Boro4400612 
Jan 1
Nov 29
Sep 13
Jan 24
2
West Brom4310310 
Jan 24
Sep 13
Apr 18
Oct 18
3
Stoke430159 
Apr 6
l
 
3-1F
Mar 21
Dec 26
4
Leicester430139 
Dec 6
Dec 29
w
 
2-1F
Apr 3
5
Coventry422088 
l
 
3-5A
Apr 3
Dec 9
Mar 11
6
Bristol C422058 
d
 
1-1A
Jan 31
Sep 27
Jan 4
7
Swansea421127 
Feb 14
Nov 25
Nov 5
Feb 24
8
Portsmouth421117 
Dec 20
Mar 14
Feb 7
l
 
1-0A
9
Preston421117 
Sep 20
Jan 17
-
-
10
Birmingham421107 
Mar 21
Dec 26
Oct 21
Apr 22
11
Norwich420216 
Oct 21
Apr 21
Dec 20
Mar 14
12
Millwall4202-36 
Dec 10
Mar 10
Feb 28
Nov 8
13
Southampton412105 
Oct 4
Apr 11
May 2
Nov 1
14
Watford412105 
Nov 22
Feb 21
Feb 14
Nov 25
15
Wrexham411204 
Jan 4
Sep 27
Dec 6
Dec 29
16
Charlton4112-24 
Sep 30
Jan 21
Oct 4
Apr 11
17
Hull4112-44 
Nov 4
Feb 24
Jan 20
Sep 30
18
QPR4112-54 
Oct 25
Apr 25
Apr 6
d
 
1-1A
19
Blackburn4103-13 
Feb 28
Nov 8
Nov 21
Feb 21
20
Ipswich4031-13 
Feb 7
d
 
2-2A
w
 
1-0F
Jan 31
21
Derby4022-42 
-
-
Jan 17
Sep 20
22
Oxford Utd4013-31 
Apr 18
Oct 18
Mar 7
Dec 13
23
Sheff Wed4013-61 
Mar 7
Dec 15
Jan 1
Nov 29
24
Sheff Utd4004-60 
May 2
Nov 1
Oct 24
Apr 25
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
5
Derby have not won in 5 consecutive home league games
9
Preston have not won in 9 consecutive away league games
Derby 21ST
20 league games
Home
5
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Derby1 - 1Bristol C
Derby3 - 5Coventry
Derby0 - 0Stoke
Derby0 - 1Luton
Derby0 - 0Burnley
Derby2 - 0Preston
Derby2 - 0Coventry
Derby2 - 1Blackburn
Derby0 - 1Millwall
Derby0 - 0Oxford Utd
Derby0 - 1Sheff Utd
Derby0 - 1Sunderland
Derby0 - 2Watford
Derby0 - 1Leeds
Derby2 - 1West Brom
Derby4 - 0Portsmouth
Derby1 - 2Sheff Wed
Derby1 - 2Swansea
Derby1 - 1Plymouth
Derby1 - 1Hull
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
6
Draw
7
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ADerby2 - 2Ipswich
HDerby1 - 1Bristol C
HDerby3 - 5Coventry
ADerby1 - 3Stoke
HDerby0 - 0Stoke
ADerby1 - 0Hull
ADerby3 - 1West Brom
HDerby0 - 1Luton
ADerby2 - 2Portsmouth
HDerby0 - 0Burnley
ADerby0 - 1Swansea
HDerby2 - 0Preston
ADerby3 - 2Plymouth
HDerby2 - 0Coventry
HDerby2 - 1Blackburn
ADerby0 - 1M'Boro
HDerby0 - 1Millwall
ADerby0 - 4QPR
HDerby0 - 0Oxford Utd
ADerby1 - 1Norwich
Preston 9TH
20 league games
Away
9
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
W
3
Draw
7
Lost
10
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Portsmouth1 - 0Preston
QPR1 - 1Preston
Bristol C2 - 2Preston
Hull2 - 1Preston
Leeds2 - 1Preston
Derby2 - 0Preston
Sunderland1 - 1Preston
Sheff Utd1 - 0Preston
Coventry2 - 1Preston
Norwich0 - 1Preston
Blackburn2 - 1Preston
Watford1 - 2Preston
Luton0 - 0Preston
West Brom3 - 1Preston
QPR2 - 1Preston
Cardiff0 - 2Preston
Sheff Wed1 - 1Preston
Stoke0 - 0Preston
Portsmouth3 - 1Preston
Plymouth3 - 3Preston
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
W
4
Draw
8
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
APreston0 - 1Portsmouth
HPreston1 - 0Ipswich
HPreston2 - 1Leicester
APreston1 - 1QPR
APreston2 - 2Bristol C
HPreston1 - 2Plymouth
APreston1 - 2Hull
HPreston1 - 2QPR
APreston1 - 2Leeds
HPreston2 - 2Cardiff
HPreston1 - 1Stoke
APreston0 - 2Derby
HPreston2 - 1Portsmouth
APreston1 - 1Sunderland
APreston0 - 1Sheff Utd
HPreston0 - 0Swansea
APreston1 - 2Coventry
HPreston1 - 1Millwall
HPreston0 - 0Burnley
APreston1 - 0Norwich
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Derby since 2002
Derby
Preston
Goals: Scored
28
13
Games: Scored
13 / 16
9 / 16
Clean sheets
7 / 16
3 / 16
DER
9
D
5
PNE
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Derby
Derby2 - 0
Derby1 - 0
0 - 1Preston
Derby1 - 0
Derby2 - 0
Derby1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Derby3 - 0
Derby5 - 3
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Derby3 - 1
Derby5 - 1
0 - 2Preston
League games at Preston since 2003
Preston
Derby
Goals: Scored
20
13
Games: Scored
10 / 16
9 / 16
Clean sheets
7 / 16
6 / 16
DER
6
D
5
PNE
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Preston
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Preston3 - 0
0 - 1Derby
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 1Derby
0 - 1Derby
1 - 2Derby
1 - 2Derby
Draw0 - 0Draw
Preston2 - 0
1 - 2Derby
Draw1 - 1Draw
Preston3 - 0
Preston3 - 0
Preston4 - 2
Goal Statistics
Derby 21st Preston 9th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that Derby will score no more than 1 goal
0
36%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 73% probability that Preston will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-20
Derby have scored 20% fewer goals at home than predicted
-2
Preston’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.0
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Derby
PG (predicted goals)
Preston
1.2
1
Attack rating
30%
better
DER
PNE
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Games scored4
3
Failed to score0
1
Scored first1
2
Goals scored7
4
Avg. goals scored1.8
1
Avg. shots per game5
8
Avg. shots per goal3
8
Conversion rate for37
13
Avg. XG for0.9
1.2
KickOff rating
+30%
Defence rating
DER
PNE
54%
better
view stats
Games conceded4
3
Clean sheets0
1
Conceded first3
2
Goals conceded11
3
Avg. goals conceded2.8
0.8
Avg. shots/game conceded12
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded4
10
Conversion rate against23%
10%
Avg. XG against2.3
1.3
KickOff rating
+54%

Derby v Preston Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Derby Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
4412
J ZetterströmC MorrisC Blackett-TaylorE Adams
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Zetterström GLK4
1
-
D Sanderson DEF4
1
-
D Batth DEF4
-
M Clarke DEF4
1
-
R Nyambe DEF4
1
-
D Ozoh MID4
1
-
A Weimann  MID4
-
E Adams MID41
2
-
C Morris FWD44
2
-
K Jackson FWD4
1
-
C Elder DEF31
1
-
L Thompson MID3
1
-
B Clark MID3
1
-
C Forsyth DEF2
-
J Ward MID2
-
R Brewster FWD21
-
M Johnston DEF1
-
L Travis MID1
1
-
C Blackett-Taylor FWD11
-
Preston Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
4313
D IversenM OsmajicD IversenA Hughes
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Iversen GLK41
-
P Valentín DEF41
1
-
O Offiah DEF4
-
T Small DEF41
1
-
J Storey DEF4
2
-
A Hughes DEF4
3
-
L Gibson DEF4
-
A McCann MID4
1
-
B Whiteman MID4
1
-
S Thórdarson MID4
1
-
M Smith FWD4
-
A Vukcevic DEF3
-
A Devine MID31
-
M Osmajic FWD33
2
-
L Lindsay DEF2
1
-
M Frökjaer-Jensen MID2
-
D Jebbison FWD2
-
L Dobbin FWD1
-