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

Deepdale, Preston

Preston North End and Derby County clash at the Deepdale on Saturday afternoon, with both Paul Heckingbottom and John Eustace aiming for victory in the Championship. Our predictions are based on complex statistical analysis of both teams, across 17 of the biggest markets. The data and the odds is designed to fit each market, and head-to-head stats are included across them all.

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Preston North End's next match is v M'Boro at 12:30 on Saturday 24th January
Derby County's next match is v Bristol C at 20:00 on Friday 30th January
The last English Championship meeting between Preston and Derby was on Saturday 17th January 2026
English Championship
January 17th 2026
Preston 0
1 Derby
 
82' P. Agyemang
 
PNE
DER
Shots On
2
4
Shots Off
8
8
Corners
5
10
Possession
51%
49%
Fouls
7
12
Yellow/red cards
1/0
5/0
 
PrestonDerby
 
B. Whiteman
J. Walton
J. Storey
J. Lewis (T. Small 58')
A. McCann (M. Smith 79')
L. Gibson
O. Offiah
A. Devine
M. Osmajić (D. Jebbison 67')
B. Potts (P. Valentín Sancho 68')
L. Dobbin (J. Thompson 79')
J. Widell Zetterström
D. Batth
M. Clarke
S. Langås
(L. Salvesen 89') football iconP. Agyemang
(O. Fraulo 72') R. Brewster
C. Elder
(L. Thompson 73') D. Ozoh
L. Travis
B. Brereton
(A. Weimann 89') B. Clark

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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

There is 78% chance of Preston and Derby 3 goals or less combined during this Championship game according to our predictive algorithm and, with no strong favourite in the win draw win market, we think that's where the smart money should go. Calculations are made based on latest form, historical head-to-head (H2H) statistics and the view of the betting market, and you can go with it at a best price of 1.20.

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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 38% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.30.

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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Preston
38%
5/470/1
Draw
28%
21/109/1
Derby
35%
12/51/18
Draw 1-1
13%
5/15/1
Preston 1-0
11%
11/29/2
Derby 1-0
11%
15/23/10
Draw 0-0
9%
13/24/7
Preston 2-1
8%
17/240/1
Derby 2-1
8%
12/125/1
Preston 2-0
7%
9/125/1
Derby 2-0
6%
14/113/2
Draw 2-2
5%
16/1100/1
Preston 3-1
3%
20/1150/1
Derby 3-1
3%
28/1100/1
Preston 3-0
3%
20/180/1
Derby 3-0
2%
40/140/1
Preston 3-2
2%
33/1200/1
Derby 3-2
2%
40/1200/1
Over 2.5 Goals
43%
13/1033/1
Under 2.5 Goals
57%
8/131/1000
Home 1st Goal
48%
5/616/5
Away 1st Goal
46%
13/1016/5
No 1st Goal
6%
13/24/7
BTTS - Yes
49%
10/1115/2
BTTS - No
51%
4/51/18
BTTS - Home Win
16%
9/233/1
BTTS - Draw
19%
7/25/1
BTTS - Away Win
14%
7/122/1
Home/draw
65%
3/108/1
Away/draw
62%
8/131/1000
Home/away
72%
4/111/25
Over 1.5 Goals
69%
2/59/2
Under 1.5 Goals
31%
2/11/8
Over 3.5 Goals
22%
10/355/1
Under 3.5 Goals
78%
2/91/300
Over 4.5 Goals
9%
8/11/50
Under 4.5 Goals
91%
1/141/50
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
18/11/50
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1/661/50
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
1/1213/10
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
7/14/7
Home DNB
57%
4/728/1
Away DNB
54%
5/41/1000
Preston win to nil
22%
5/2-
Derby win to nil
20%
9/2-
Preston / Preston
21%
11/412/1
Preston / Derby
3%
33/145/1
Preston / Draw
6%
14/128/1
Draw / Preston
15%
9/211/5
Draw / Derby
12%
6/127/10
Draw / Draw
18%
7/211/8
Derby / Preston
3%
28/145/1
Derby / Derby
16%
9/216/1
Derby / Draw
6%
14/128/1
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Preston have played 26 matches so far this season and lay in 5th place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 22 games against teams below in the table, having won 10, drawn 7 and lost 5 matches. They have kept 7 clean sheets and have failed to score in 4 fixtures. Preston have outscored their opponents by 36 goals to 35 goals.

Home League Performance

Preston have played 13 games at home winning 6, drawing 5 and losing 2 games. They have scored 19 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and conceded 12 goals at home.

Derby are in 13th position in the Championship on 35 points having played 26 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

4 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 15 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 18 goals in total and failed to score in 1 fixture.

Performance against teams above them in the league

15 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 8 games, drawn 4 and won 3. Derby have conceded 27 goals, scored 19, failed to score in 1 fixture and have kept 2 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Preston
Derby
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Coventry2817743058 
d
 
1-1A
Mar 11
l
 
3-5A
Apr 3
2
M'Boro2916761755 
d
 
2-2F
l
 
4-0A
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1F
3
Ipswich2814862150 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 31
Feb 7
d
 
2-2A
4
Hull281558750 
l
 
0-3A
d
 
2-2F
w
 
2-1F
Feb 24
5
Millwall291478149 
Feb 28
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
Mar 10
6
Wrexham2911117644 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-1A
l
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1A
7
Bristol C2912710943 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-2F
d
 
1-1A
Jan 30
8
Watford2811107643 
Feb 14
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-3F
Feb 21
9
Preston2911108343 
-
-
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-1F
10
Stoke2912611842 
Mar 21
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 6
l
 
3-1F
11
Derby291199242 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-1F
-
-
12
QPR2911711-240 
Apr 6
d
 
1-1A
w
 
1-0F
Apr 25
13
Birmingham2910910139 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 22
Mar 21
d
 
1-1F
14
Leicester2910811-338 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 3
l
 
1-3A
l
 
2-1A
15
Southampton289910036 
May 2
w
 
0-2F
d
 
1-1A
Apr 11
16
Swansea2910613-536 
w
 
2-1F
Feb 24
Feb 14
w
 
1-2F
17
Sheff Utd2811215-235 
w
 
3-2A
Apr 25
May 2
w
 
1-3F
18
Charlton288812-1132 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 11
d
 
1-1A
w
 
1-2F
19
West Brom299515-1232 
Apr 18
l
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-1F
20
Norwich288614-530 
d
 
1-1A
Mar 14
w
 
1-0F
Apr 21
21
Blackburn287813-1129 
l
 
1-2A
Feb 20
Feb 28
w
 
1-2F
22
Portsmouth267811-1329 
Feb 7
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1A
Mar 14
23
Oxford Utd286913-927 
Mar 7
w
 
1-2F
Apr 18
l
 
1-0A
24
Sheff Wed281819-38-7 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
2-3A
Mar 7
w
 
0-3F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Preston 7TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
7
Draw
9
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Preston3 - 0Sheff Wed
Preston1 - 1Norwich
Preston1 - 1Coventry
Preston1 - 1Wrexham
Preston1 - 2Blackburn
Preston2 - 1Swansea
Preston3 - 2Sheff Utd
Preston0 - 1Birmingham
Preston2 - 0Charlton
Preston0 - 0Bristol C
Preston2 - 2M'Boro
Preston1 - 0Ipswich
Preston2 - 1Leicester
Preston1 - 2Plymouth
Preston1 - 2QPR
Preston2 - 2Cardiff
Preston1 - 1Stoke
Preston2 - 1Portsmouth
Preston0 - 0Swansea
Preston1 - 1Millwall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
Draw
8
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
APreston2 - 0Bristol C
HPreston3 - 0Sheff Wed
APreston1 - 2Wrexham
APreston0 - 0Stoke
HPreston1 - 1Norwich
APreston2 - 1Oxford Utd
HPreston1 - 1Coventry
HPreston1 - 1Wrexham
APreston3 - 2Sheff Wed
APreston1 - 1Watford
HPreston1 - 2Blackburn
APreston1 - 1Millwall
HPreston2 - 1Swansea
APreston2 - 0Southampton
HPreston3 - 2Sheff Utd
HPreston0 - 1Birmingham
APreston1 - 2West Brom
HPreston2 - 0Charlton
APreston2 - 2Hull
HPreston0 - 0Bristol C
Derby 14TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Leicester2 - 1Derby
Birmingham1 - 1Derby
Sheff Wed0 - 3Derby
M'Boro2 - 1Derby
Swansea1 - 2Derby
Blackburn1 - 2Derby
Sheff Utd1 - 3Derby
Oxford Utd1 - 0Derby
Wrexham1 - 1Derby
West Brom0 - 1Derby
Ipswich2 - 2Derby
Stoke3 - 1Derby
Hull0 - 1Derby
West Brom1 - 3Derby
Portsmouth2 - 2Derby
Swansea1 - 0Derby
Plymouth2 - 3Derby
M'Boro1 - 0Derby
QPR4 - 0Derby
Norwich1 - 1Derby
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HDerby1 - 2Wrexham
HDerby1 - 0M'Boro
ADerby1 - 2Leicester
ADerby1 - 1Birmingham
HDerby1 - 1Portsmouth
ADerby3 - 0Sheff Wed
HDerby1 - 1Millwall
HDerby1 - 3Leicester
ADerby1 - 2M'Boro
ADerby2 - 1Swansea
HDerby2 - 3Watford
ADerby2 - 1Blackburn
HDerby2 - 1Hull
ADerby3 - 1Sheff Utd
HDerby1 - 0QPR
HDerby1 - 0Norwich
ADerby0 - 1Oxford Utd
HDerby1 - 1Southampton
HDerby1 - 1Charlton
ADerby1 - 1Wrexham
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Preston since 2003
Preston
Derby
Goals: Scored
20
13
Games: Scored
10 / 16
9 / 16
Clean sheets
7 / 16
6 / 16
PNE
5
D
5
DER
6
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
League games at Derby since 2002
Derby
Preston
Goals: Scored
28
14
Games: Scored
13 / 17
10 / 17
Clean sheets
7 / 17
4 / 17
PNE
3
D
5
DER
9
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Derby
0 - 1Preston
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
Goal Statistics

Goals have been difficult to come by for Derby County of late. It has been 5 Championship games since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.2 suggests they'll struggle to end that run on Saturday afternoon against Preston North End.

Preston 7th Derby 14th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that Preston will score no more than 1 goal
0
31%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 67% probability that Derby will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+3
Preston’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+26
Derby have scored 26% more goals when away than predicted
1.4
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Preston
PG (predicted goals)
Derby
1.2
1.2
Attack rating
PNE
DER
10%
better
view stats
Games scored22
24
Failed to score4
2
Scored first14
13
Goals scored36
35
Avg. goals scored1.4
1.3
Avg. shots per game8
7
Avg. shots per goal6
5
Conversion rate for17
20
Avg. XG for1.2
1
KickOff rating
+10%
Defence rating
23%
better
PNE
DER
view stats
Games conceded18
21
Clean sheets8
5
Conceded first10
13
Goals conceded25
35
Avg. goals conceded1
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded9
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded9
6
Conversion rate against11%
15%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.4
KickOff rating
+23%

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

Preston Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
28657
J StoreyL DobbinL DobbinB Whiteman
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Walton GLK2
-
J Storey DEF2822
6
-
L Gibson DEF14
-
O Offiah DEF26
4
-
B Whiteman MID2713
7
-
B Potts MID51
-
A Devine MID2752
3
-
A McCann MID1811
2
-
J Lewis MID121
1
-
M Osmajic FWD155
3
1
L Dobbin FWD2265
1
-
Subs
D Cornell GLK
-
P Valentín DEF192
2
-
L Lindsay DEF17
4
1
T Small DEF2732
4
-
M Frökjaer-Jensen MID162
-
J Thompson MID92
1
-
K. Nelson MID
-
D Jebbison FWD2152
2
-
M Smith FWD2731
2
-
Derby Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
28857
J ZetterströmP. AgyemangJ WardC Elder
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Zetterström GLK28
1
-
S Langas DEF1921
2
-
M Clarke DEF2812
4
1
D Batth DEF8
-
D Ozoh MID161
5
-
B Clark MID2821
4
-
L Travis MID111
6
-
C Elder MID2413
7
-
B Díaz FWD2422
4
-
R Brewster FWD1921
1
-
P. Agyemang FWD2583
2
-
Subs
R O'Donnell GLK1
-
C Forsyth DEF11
2
-
R Nyambe DEF7
1
-
O Fraulo MID3
-
L Thompson MID161
4
-
J Ward MID2115
1
1
C Blackett-Taylor FWD91
-
A Weimann  FWD2412
1
-
L Salvesen FWD2222
3
-