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

Deepdale, Preston

Paul Warne is aiming for a precious away win in the Championship on Saturday afternoon, as he takes his Derby County side to the Deepdale to visit Preston North End and Paul Heckingbottom. Our goal is for you to win betting on this match, so every statistics you could ever need to make a sound selection is published below. Flip between 17 betting markets or take our top tip. We've got predictions, head-to-head analysis and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers for it all.

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Preston North End's next match is v Sheff Wed at 12:30 on Saturday 7th December
Derby County's next match is v Leeds at 12:30 on Saturday 7th December
The last English Championship meeting between Preston and Derby was on Saturday 23rd November 2024
English Championship
November 23rd 2024
Preston 1
1 Derby
 
S. Greenwood 23'29' J. Yates
 
PNE
DER
Shots On
3
1
Shots Off
3
2
Corners
7
3
Possession
55%
45%
Fouls
8
12
Yellow/red cards
2/0
2/0
 
PrestonDerby
 
F. Woodman
K. Kessler
A. Hughes
J. Storey
B. Potts
J. Whatmough
A. McCann
B. Whiteman (D. Holmes 87')
S. Greenwoodfootball icon (W. Keane 79')
R. Ledson (M. Osmajić 46')
E. Riis Jakobsen (M. Frøkjær-Jensen 75')
J. Widell Zetterström
C. Nelson
N. Phillips
E. Cashin
C. Forsyth
B. Osborn
(M. Harness 69') L. Thompson
E. Adams
(J. Collins 86') football iconJ. Yates
(N. Mendez-Laing 70') K. Jackson
(K. Wilson 61') D. Brown

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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

There is 77% chance of Preston and Derby a maximum of 3 goals combined during this Championship fixture according to our predictive algorithm and, in the absense of a strong favourite in the win draw win market, we think that's a great tip here. Our calculations are made based on 20-game form, historical head-to-head (H2H) stats and the view of the betting market, and you can go with it at a best price of 1.30.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
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
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Preston are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 45% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.25.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Preston
45%
11/8
8%
7/5
9%
Draw
28%
2/1
9%
21/10
5%
Derby
28%
11/5
2%
21/10
6%
Preston 1-0
13%
11/2
13%
5/1
8%
Draw 1-1
13%
5/1
8%
19/4
4%
Draw 0-0
10%
6/1
26%
11/2
13%
Derby 1-0
10%
13/2
25%
6/1
13%
Preston 2-0
9%
9/117/2
6%
Preston 2-1
9%
9/1
11%
8/1
6%
Derby 2-1
6%
11/19/1
9%
Derby 2-0
5%
14/1
12%
11/1
8%
Draw 2-2
4%
16/1
13%
14/1
15%
Preston 3-0
4%
22/1
10%
16/1
13%
Preston 3-1
4%
22/1
35%
16/1
13%
Derby 3-1
2%
28/122/1
10%
Preston 3-2
2%
40/1
41%
25/1
13%
Derby 3-0
2%
33/125/1
Derby 3-2
1%
40/1
21%
28/1
Over 2.5 Goals
41%
13/8
31%
7/5
12%
Under 2.5 Goals
59%
1/2
17%
8/15
7%
Home 1st Goal
51%
5/6
10%
-
Away 1st Goal
43%
7/5-
No 1st Goal
6%
11/2
32%
-
BTTS - Yes
46%
11/10
17%
21/20
5%
BTTS - No
54%
4/6
13%
7/10
6%
BTTS - Home Win
17%
5/1
33%
17/4
14%
BTTS - Draw
18%
15/4
6%
7/2
BTTS - Away Win
11%
13/2
15%
11/2
Home/draw
72%
4/11
2%
7/20
4%
Away/draw
55%
8/15
8%
11/20
6%
Home/away
72%
4/11
2%
4/11
2%
Over 1.5 Goals
67%
1/2
13%
10/21
6%
Under 1.5 Goals
33%
13/8
23%
6/4
11%
Over 3.5 Goals
20%
4/1
43%
7/2
15%
Under 3.5 Goals
80%
1/6
10%
2/11
3%
Over 4.5 Goals
8%
10/1
57%
8/1
20%
Under 4.5 Goals
92%
1/20
5%
1/20
2%
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
22/1
53%
18/1
27%
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
1/80
2%
1/500
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
90%
1/9
5%
1/10
3%
Under 0.5 Goals
10%
11/2
32%
11/2
13%
Home DNB
64%
8/13
6%
13/20
6%
Away DNB
47%
6/5
8%
11/10
9%
Preston win to nil
28%
5/2
7%
-
Derby win to nil
17%
7/2
18%
-
Preston / Preston
21%
3/1
11%
14/5
9%
Preston / Derby
3%
33/1
17%
25/1
Preston / Draw
6%
14/1
15%
12/1
Draw / Preston
15%
9/217/4
5%
Draw / Derby
12%
11/2
7%
11/2
7%
Draw / Draw
19%
10/3
13%
3/1
9%
Derby / Preston
3%
28/1
12%
22/1
10%
Derby / Derby
15%
9/24/1
5%
Derby / Draw
6%
14/112/1
bet365
Win / draw / win Championship table

Preston have played 15 matches so far this season and are in 21st position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

13 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 5 games, drawn 6 and won 2. Preston have conceded 20 goals, scored 13, failed to score in 5 matches and kept 5 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Preston have played 8 games at home, winning 3, drawing 3 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 8 goals, conceded 7 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

Derby lay in 12th place on 19 points in the Championship league table having played 15 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 8 games against teams below them in the table, winning 3, drawing 3 and losing 2 games. They have scored 11 goals and kept 2 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Derby have conceded 9 goals and scored in every game.

Away league performance

Derby have played 8 away games, winning 1, drawing 2 and losing 5 games. They have scored an average of 1 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.8 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Preston
Derby
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Sheff Utd1812421638 
l
 
0-2A
Mar 8
Feb 1
l
 
1-0A
2
Burnley1810621736 
Feb 15
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 9
Dec 10
3
Leeds1810531835 
Dec 14
Apr 12
Dec 29
Dec 7
4
Sunderland189631333 
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 11
Jan 21
l
 
2-0A
5
M'Boro189361130 
Jan 25
d
 
1-1A
w
 
1-0F
Mar 1
6
Watford18936230 
w
 
3-0F
Jan 21
Jan 18
l
 
2-1F
7
West Brom186102728 
d
 
1-1A
Jan 1
Dec 26
Apr 21
8
Blackburn17845428 
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 31
Mar 8
l
 
4-2A
9
Norwich18675825 
d
 
2-2F
Feb 11
l
 
2-3A
Feb 8
10
Millwall17674525 
Feb 8
l
 
3-1A
Feb 22
d
 
1-1F
11
Bristol C18675325 
l
 
1-3A
May 3
w
 
3-0F
Jan 4
12
Sheff Wed18747-525 
Dec 29
Dec 7
l
 
1-2F
Jan 1
13
Swansea18657123 
Mar 1
l
 
3-0A
l
 
1-2A
Apr 5
14
Stoke18567-321 
Apr 5
d
 
0-00-0
May 3
l
 
2-1A
15
Derby 18558-220 
d
 
1-1F
Mar 29
-
-
16
Coventry18468-318 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 22
Mar 11
w
 
1-2F
17
Oxford Utd18468-818 
Jan 4
l
 
3-1F
Feb 11
d
 
1-1A
18
Preston 18396-818 
-
-
Mar 29
d
 
1-1A
19
Luton185310-1318 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 18
Apr 18
Dec 20
20
Cardiff18459-1117 
Apr 8
Dec 11
w
 
1-0F
Jan 25
21
Plymouth18459-2017 
Apr 26
d
 
3-3F
d
 
1-1F
Mar 15
22
Hull18369-915 
Dec 26
Apr 21
d
 
1-1A
Apr 26
23
QPR18297-1115 
Apr 18
Dec 21
w
 
2-0F
Feb 14
24
Portsmouth16277-1213 
Mar 15
l
 
3-1A
Dec 13
Apr 12
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Preston 18TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
15
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
W
3
Draw
6
Lost
11
Derby 15TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
bet365
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Preston since 2003
Preston
Derby
Goals: Scored
19
12
Games: Scored
9 / 15
8 / 15
Clean sheets
7 / 15
6 / 15
PNE
5
D
4
DER
6
League games at Derby since 2002
Derby
Preston
Goals: Scored
26
13
Games: Scored
12 / 15
9 / 15
Clean sheets
6 / 15
3 / 15
PNE
2
D
5
DER
8
Goal Statistics
Preston 18th Derby 15th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
26%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 61% probability that Preston will score no more than 1 goal
0
38%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 75% probability of Derby scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-1
Preston’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-5
Derby’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.4
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/280276/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Preston
PG (predicted goals)
Derby
1.3
1
Attack rating
PNE
DER
24%
better
view stats
Games scored10
13
Failed to score5
2
Scored first6
8
Goals scored15
19
Avg. goals scored1
1.3
Avg. shots per game7
8
Avg. shots per goal7
6
Conversion rate for14
16
Avg. XG for1.2
1
KickOff rating
+24%
Defence rating
0%
better
PNE
DER
view stats
Games conceded9
11
Clean sheets6
4
Conceded first6
7
Goals conceded23
19
Avg. goals conceded1.5
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded8
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
7
Conversion rate against19%
15%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.1
KickOff rating
0%

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

Preston Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
18427
A HughesS GreenwoodK Kesler-HaydenB Whiteman
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
F Woodman GLK17
4
1
J Storey DEF1711
3
-
J Whatmough DEF8
2
-
A Hughes DEF181
4
-
B Potts MID1611
3
-
A McCann MID141
4
-
B Whiteman MID171
7
-
R Ledson MID81
3
-
K Kesler-Hayden MID162
2
-
S Greenwood FWD1542
4
1
E Riis FWD1842
2
-
Subs
D Cornell GLK2
-
K. Best DEF1
-
M Frökjaer-Jensen MID152
3
-
S Thórdarson MID14
-
D Holmes MID171
2
-
J Bowler MID6
-
W Keane FWD71
-
J Okkels FWD6
-
M Osmajic FWD102
1
-
Derby Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
18435
C NelsonJ YatesN Mendez-LaingE Cashin
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Zetterström GLK16
-
C Nelson DEF182
2
-
N Phillips DEF11
1
-
E Cashin DEF16
5
-
C Forsyth DEF1611
2
-
K Jackson DEF1822
2
-
E Adams MID182
5
-
B Osborn MID131
2
-
L Thompson MID10
2
-
D Brown FWD81
-
J Yates FWD1542
1
-
Subs
J Vickers GLK2
-
K Wilson DEF131
-
S Bradley DEF3
1
-
K Goudmijn MID172
2
-
M Harness MID1211
4
-
T Barkhuizen FWD6
1
-
J Collins FWD12
1
-
N Mendez-Laing FWD1823
2
-
C Blackett-Taylor FWD81
1
-