Preston North End vs Derby County

Preston North End host Derby County in the England Championship on Saturday 26 December 2026, kick-off 15:00. In their last 8 meetings, Derby County won 3, Preston North End won 3 and 2 were drawn.

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Preston North End

15:00

26 Dec

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Preston North End vs Derby County preview

Preston North End have scored 1.00 goals a game and conceded 1.63 across their last 8 home games in the Championship this season, while Derby County have scored 1.00 and conceded 2.14 across their last 7 away games. Both teams have scored in 5 of Preston North End's last 8 home games and 5 of Derby County's last 7 away games. Preston North End have won 2 of their last 8 home games and Derby County 1 of their last 7 away games. Preston North End's last 8 home games have averaged 11.3 corners and Derby County's last 7 away games 10.0. Stats as of 13 Nov 2026, 12:43 UK.

Goals scored Preston North End: 1.00 Derby County: 1.00
Goals conceded Preston North End: 1.63 Derby County: 2.14
Both teams scored Preston North End: 5 of 863% Derby County: 5 of 771%
Over 2.5 goals Preston North End: 4 of 850% Derby County: 4 of 757%
Match corners Preston North End: 11.25 Derby County: 10.00
Match cards Preston North End: 3.25 Derby County: 4.43

Preston North End's last 8 home games and Derby County's last 7 away games in the Championship this season.

More on Preston North End vs Derby County

Team statsGoals, corners and cards for both teams StandingsPreston North End 24th, Derby County 23rd LineupsTop players for both teams Head to headResults of the last 8 meetings

Preston North End vs Derby County: questions and answers

When is Preston North End vs Derby County?

Preston North End vs Derby County kicks off at 15:00 UK time on Saturday 26 December 2026 in the Championship.

How many goals do Preston North End and Derby County games have?

Where are Preston North End and Derby County in the Championship table?

Preston North End are 24th with 8 points from 15 games. Derby County are 23rd with 10 points from 15 games.

Preston North End vs Derby County stats

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Preston North End2W 1D 5L · 8 home games

Derby County1W 2D 4L · 7 away games

Preston North End vs Derby County general stats: Preston North End's last 8 home games and Derby County's last 7 away games in the Championship this season
Preston North End	Stat	Derby County
Match outcomes
2 of 825%	Win	1 of 714%
1 of 813%	Draw	2 of 729%
5 of 863%	Loss	4 of 757%
7	Points	5
0.88	Points per game	0.71
-5	Goal difference	-8
Expected goals
1.17	xG per game	1.00
1.49	xGA per game	2.22
-1.37	xG performance	0.02
Possession & attacks
40%	Possession	45%
49.88	Dangerous attacks	39.00
48.25	Dangerous attacks against	56.57
Shots
12.75	Shots for	11.86
15.25	Shots against	16.43
2.63	On target for	4.14
5.13	On target against	6.00
8%	Shot conversion	8%
21%	On-target accuracy	35%
Tackles & fouls
15.50	Tackles	15.14
9.13	Fouls committed	8.71
11.13	Fouls won	13.57
1.50	Offsides	2.14

Preston North End vs Derby County goals stats: Preston North End's last 8 home games and Derby County's last 7 away games in the Championship this season
Preston North End	Stat	Derby County
Goals overview
2.63	Goals per game (total)	3.14
8	Goals scored	7
1.00	Scored per game	1.00
13	Goals conceded	15
1.63	Conceded per game	2.14
Outcomes
4 of 850%	Scored first	3 of 743%
2 of 825%	Failed to score	1 of 714%
1 of 813%	Clean sheet	1 of 714%
5 of 863%	BTTS	5 of 771%
4 of 850%	BTTS & over 2.5	3 of 743%
5 of 863%	BTTS or over 2.5	6 of 786%
Total goals
8 of 8100%	Over 0.5	7 of 7100%
5 of 863%	Over 1.5	7 of 7100%
4 of 850%	Over 2.5	4 of 757%
3 of 838%	Over 3.5	2 of 729%
Goals scored
6 of 875%	Scored 1+	6 of 786%
2 of 825%	Scored 2+	1 of 714%
0 of 80%	Scored 3+	0 of 70%
Goals conceded
7 of 888%	Conceded 1+	6 of 786%
3 of 838%	Conceded 2+	4 of 757%
3 of 838%	Conceded 3+	3 of 743%

Preston North End vs Derby County halves & timing stats: Preston North End's last 8 home games and Derby County's last 7 away games in the Championship this season
Preston North End	Stat	Derby County
Half-time result
2 of 825%	Winning at HT	3 of 743%
3 of 838%	Drawing at HT	0 of 70%
3 of 838%	Losing at HT	4 of 757%

29 more halves & timing stats with ProHalf-time results, goals by half, first and second-half lines, goal timing and late goals for both teams.

Preston North End vs Derby County corners stats: Preston North End's last 8 home games and Derby County's last 7 away games in the Championship this season
Preston North End	Stat	Derby County
Corners per game
11.25	Total corners	10.00
5.63	Corners for	4.71
5.63	Corners against	5.29
3 of 838%	Most corners	4 of 757%
Match corner lines
6 of 875%	Over 7.5	6 of 786%
5 of 863%	Over 8.5	6 of 786%
4 of 850%	Over 9.5	4 of 757%
4 of 850%	Over 10.5	3 of 743%
4 of 850%	Over 11.5	2 of 729%
3 of 838%	Over 12.5	2 of 729%
Corners for lines
4 of 850%	For over 4.5	4 of 757%
2 of 825%	For over 5.5	3 of 743%
1 of 813%	For over 6.5	1 of 714%
1 of 813%	For over 7.5	0 of 70%
Corners against lines
3 of 838%	Against over 4.5	4 of 757%
3 of 838%	Against over 5.5	2 of 729%
3 of 838%	Against over 6.5	2 of 729%
By half
4.25	1H total	3.43
2.00	1H for	1.57
2.25	1H against	1.86
7.00	2H total	6.57
3.63	2H for	3.14
3.38	2H against	3.43

Preston North End vs Derby County cards stats: Preston North End's last 8 home games and Derby County's last 7 away games in the Championship this season
Preston North End	Stat	Derby County
Cards per game
3.25	Total cards	4.43
2.38	Cards received	2.71
0.88	Opponent cards	1.71
5 of 863%	Most cards	5 of 771%
Match card lines
4 of 850%	Over 2.5	6 of 786%
3 of 838%	Over 3.5	4 of 757%
3 of 838%	Over 4.5	4 of 757%
1 of 813%	Over 5.5	3 of 743%
Cards received lines
8 of 8100%	Received 1+	7 of 7100%
4 of 850%	Received 2+	7 of 7100%
3 of 838%	Received 3+	3 of 743%
Opponent card lines
5 of 863%	Opponent 1+	5 of 771%
2 of 825%	Opponent 2+	4 of 757%
0 of 80%	Opponent 3+	2 of 729%
By half
1.50	1H total	1.43
0.88	1H received	1.00
1.88	2H total	3.14
1.63	2H received	1.86

Preston North End vs Derby County other stats: Preston North End's last 8 home games and Derby County's last 7 away games in the Championship this season
Preston North End	Stat	Derby County
Shots & conversion
28.00	Total shots (match)	28.29
7.75	Total on target (match)	10.14
38%	On-target conversion	24%

11 more other stats with ProShot conversion, attacks, set pieces and which side usually has more shots and xG.

Preston North End's last 8 home games and Derby County's last 7 away games in the Championship this season. A rate such as "5 of 7" counts the games where it happened.

Preston North End1W 2D 7L · 10 games

Derby County1W 3D 6L · 10 games

Preston North End vs Derby County general stats: Preston North End's last 10 games and Derby County's last 10 games in the Championship this season
Preston North End	Stat	Derby County
Match outcomes
1 of 1010%	Win	1 of 1010%
2 of 1020%	Draw	3 of 1030%
7 of 1070%	Loss	6 of 1060%
5	Points	6
0.50	Points per game	0.60
-12	Goal difference	-11
Expected goals
1.02	xG per game	1.13
2.04	xGA per game	1.94
-2.20	xG performance	-2.27
Possession & attacks
37%	Possession	48%
44.20	Dangerous attacks	52.30
57.80	Dangerous attacks against	45.70
Shots
11.50	Shots for	12.90
18.50	Shots against	14.50
2.30	On target for	4.10
5.50	On target against	5.90
7%	Shot conversion	7%
20%	On-target accuracy	32%
Tackles & fouls
15.30	Tackles	17.90
8.40	Fouls committed	9.00
12.10	Fouls won	11.20
1.40	Offsides	2.70

Preston North End vs Derby County goals stats: Preston North End's last 10 games and Derby County's last 10 games in the Championship this season
Preston North End	Stat	Derby County
Goals overview
2.80	Goals per game (total)	2.90
8	Goals scored	9
0.80	Scored per game	0.90
20	Goals conceded	20
2.00	Conceded per game	2.00
Outcomes
5 of 1050%	Scored first	3 of 1030%
4 of 1040%	Failed to score	3 of 1030%
1 of 1010%	Clean sheet	0 of 100%
5 of 1050%	BTTS	7 of 1070%
4 of 1040%	BTTS & over 2.5	4 of 1040%
6 of 1060%	BTTS or over 2.5	8 of 1080%
Total goals
10 of 10100%	Over 0.5	10 of 10100%
7 of 1070%	Over 1.5	8 of 1080%
5 of 1050%	Over 2.5	5 of 1050%
4 of 1040%	Over 3.5	4 of 1040%
Goals scored
6 of 1060%	Scored 1+	7 of 1070%
2 of 1020%	Scored 2+	1 of 1010%
0 of 100%	Scored 3+	1 of 1010%
Goals conceded
9 of 1090%	Conceded 1+	10 of 10100%
6 of 1060%	Conceded 2+	4 of 1040%
3 of 1030%	Conceded 3+	3 of 1030%

Preston North End vs Derby County halves & timing stats: Preston North End's last 10 games and Derby County's last 10 games in the Championship this season
Preston North End	Stat	Derby County
Half-time result
3 of 1030%	Winning at HT	2 of 1020%
3 of 1030%	Drawing at HT	2 of 1020%
4 of 1040%	Losing at HT	6 of 1060%

29 more halves & timing stats with ProHalf-time results, goals by half, first and second-half lines, goal timing and late goals for both teams.

Preston North End vs Derby County corners stats: Preston North End's last 10 games and Derby County's last 10 games in the Championship this season
Preston North End	Stat	Derby County
Corners per game
11.40	Total corners	10.30
5.10	Corners for	5.70
6.30	Corners against	4.60
2 of 1020%	Most corners	6 of 1060%
Match corner lines
8 of 1080%	Over 7.5	9 of 1090%
7 of 1070%	Over 8.5	9 of 1090%
6 of 1060%	Over 9.5	6 of 1060%
5 of 1050%	Over 10.5	3 of 1030%
5 of 1050%	Over 11.5	3 of 1030%
4 of 1040%	Over 12.5	3 of 1030%
Corners for lines
3 of 1030%	For over 4.5	6 of 1060%
3 of 1030%	For over 5.5	5 of 1050%
2 of 1020%	For over 6.5	3 of 1030%
1 of 1010%	For over 7.5	2 of 1020%
Corners against lines
6 of 1060%	Against over 4.5	4 of 1040%
6 of 1060%	Against over 5.5	3 of 1030%
5 of 1050%	Against over 6.5	2 of 1020%
By half
4.40	1H total	4.00
2.30	1H for	2.00
2.10	1H against	2.00
7.00	2H total	6.30
2.80	2H for	3.70
4.20	2H against	2.60

Preston North End vs Derby County cards stats: Preston North End's last 10 games and Derby County's last 10 games in the Championship this season
Preston North End	Stat	Derby County
Cards per game
3.20	Total cards	4.10
2.10	Cards received	1.90
1.10	Opponent cards	2.20
5 of 1050%	Most cards	5 of 1050%
Match card lines
6 of 1060%	Over 2.5	8 of 1080%
5 of 1050%	Over 3.5	7 of 1070%
3 of 1030%	Over 4.5	6 of 1060%
1 of 1010%	Over 5.5	3 of 1030%
Cards received lines
10 of 10100%	Received 1+	9 of 1090%
6 of 1060%	Received 2+	5 of 1050%
3 of 1030%	Received 3+	3 of 1030%
Opponent card lines
7 of 1070%	Opponent 1+	8 of 1080%
4 of 1040%	Opponent 2+	8 of 1080%
1 of 1010%	Opponent 3+	4 of 1040%
By half
1.30	1H total	1.70
0.70	1H received	0.90
2.20	2H total	2.50
1.50	2H received	1.10

Preston North End vs Derby County other stats: Preston North End's last 10 games and Derby County's last 10 games in the Championship this season
Preston North End	Stat	Derby County
Shots & conversion
30.00	Total shots (match)	27.40
7.80	Total on target (match)	10.00
35%	On-target conversion	22%

11 more other stats with ProShot conversion, attacks, set pieces and which side usually has more shots and xG.

Preston North End's last 10 games and Derby County's last 10 games in the Championship this season. A rate such as "5 of 7" counts the games where it happened.

Stats as of 13 Nov 2026, 12:43 UK.

Preston North End vs Derby County league rankings

Where each side ranks among the 24 Championship teams, over their last 10 league games.

Preston North End and Derby County Championship rankings, last 10 league games
Preston North End	Stat	Derby County
0.50 24th highest	Points per game	0.60 23rd highest
0.80 22nd most	Goals scored per game	0.90 =20th most
2.00 =21st fewest	Goals conceded per game	2.00 =21st fewest
5 of 10 =15th most	Over 2.5 goals	5 of 10 =15th most
5 of 10 =18th most	Both teams scored	7 of 10 =2nd most
1 of 10 =20th most	Clean sheets	0 of 10 24th most
4 of 10 =21st fewest	Failed to score	3 of 10 =16th fewest
5 of 10 =8th most	Scored first	3 of 10 =20th most
5.1 =12th most	Corners won per game	5.7 7th most
3.2 =20th most	Yellow cards per game	4.1 =11th most

See all 218 stats on the Championship form guide Rank every team on xG, shots, corners, cards, halves and more, over any recent window.

Ranks are out of 24; ties are marked =. Updated 13 Nov 2026, 11:49 UK.

Preston North End vs Derby County lineups

Lineups will appear here when they're predicted and confirmed. Until then, see key players.

Preston North End vs Derby County players

Player rankings

Per 90 minutes, weighted towards recent games. Goalkeepers left out.

Leading scorers and creators

Top scorer

Callum Lang in 15 games 4goals

Sammie Szmodics in 13 games 3goals

Top creator

Andrija Vukcevic in 13 games 2assists

Carlton Morris in 11 games 2assists

Players in form

Shane Duffy Centre-back · Derby County 7.10 Form rating

Apps
1

Goals
0

Assists
0
- Aerial %76% per 90 Top 4%
- Duel %68% per 90 Top 6%
- Aerials3.82 per 90 Top 7%
Jacob Widell Zetterström Goalkeeper · Derby County 7.07 Form rating

Apps
11

Goals
0

Assists
0
- Saves4.60 per 90 Top 3%
- Touches45.56 per 90 Top 19%
- Recoveries8.98 per 90 Top 30%
Alfie Devine Attacking midfielder · Preston North End 7.01 Form rating

Apps
14

Goals
1

Assists
1
- Recoveries5.19 per 90 Top 9%
- Tackles1.79 per 90 Top 15%
Liam Lindsay Centre-back · Preston North End 7.01 Form rating

Apps
7

Goals
0

Assists
0
- Aerials7.09 per 90 Top 1%
- Clearances9.95 per 90 Top 2%
- Interceptions2.32 per 90 Top 4%
Lee Nicholls Goalkeeper · Preston North End 7.01 Form rating

Apps
1

Goals
0

Assists
0
- Recoveries10.93 per 90 Top 5%
- Aerials0.38 per 90 Top 22%
Carlton Morris Striker · Derby County 7.00 Form rating

Apps
11

Goals
1

Assists
2
- Aerials6.76 per 90 Top 3%
- Big chances0.50 per 90 Top 4%
- Key passes1.48 per 90 Top 15%
Johnny Kenny Striker · Preston North End 6.99 Form rating

Apps
8

Goals
2

Assists
1
- Assists0.20 per 90 Top 23%
- On target1.27 per 90 Top 25%
Eiran Cashin Centre-back · Derby County 6.98 Form rating

Apps
2

Goals
0

Assists
0
- Aerials6.16 per 90 Top 2%
- Final third10.30 per 90 Top 5%
- Tackles2.35 per 90 Top 5%
Joe Ward Full-back · Derby County 6.96 Form rating

Apps
10

Goals
0

Assists
0
- Key passes2.25 per 90 Top 3%
- Crosses1.93 per 90 Top 4%
- Recoveries5.36 per 90 Top 8%
Léo Leroy Central midfielder · Preston North End 6.91 Form rating

Apps
14

Goals
1

Assists
1
- Dribbles1.37 per 90 Top 5%
- G+A0.26 per 90 Top 24%
- Key passes1.41 per 90 Top 24%
Alex Mowatt Defensive midfielder · Derby County 6.85 Form rating

Apps
12

Goals
0

Assists
0
- Recoveries6.16 per 90 Top 14%
- Final third8.84 per 90 Top 16%
- Touches74.25 per 90 Top 17%
Greg Docherty Central midfielder · Preston North End 6.82 Form rating

Apps
1

Goals
0

Assists
0
- Tackles2.63 per 90 Top 13%
- Recoveries5.38 per 90 Top 25%

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Preston North End vs Derby County form

Preston North End All venues

1 W · 1 D · 3 L

Points per game: 0.80
Scored per game: 1.0
Conceded per game: 2.0
Both teams scored: 60%
Over 2.5 goals: 40%

Derby County All venues

1 W · 1 D · 3 L

Points per game: 0.80
Scored per game: 1.0
Conceded per game: 2.2
Both teams scored: 60%
Over 2.5 goals: 60%

Results before kick-off, most recent first, from each team's side. Open a game to see its full stats.

Derby County vs Preston North End head to head

3 Derby County wins 2 draws 3 Preston North End wins

1.4 goals per game 13% both teams scored 13% over 2.5 goals

Preston North End vs Derby County standings

Championship table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Birmingham City	15	8	5	2	28	14	+14	29
2	Middlesbrough	15	8	5	2	30	19	+11	29
3	Stoke City	15	9	2	4	24	18	+6	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	15	8	4	3	26	18	+8	28
5	West Bromwich Albion	15	8	4	3	23	15	+8	28
6	Swansea City	15	8	2	5	22	18	+4	26
7	Southampton	15	8	4	3	29	15	+14	24
8	Queens Park Rangers	15	6	6	3	24	18	+6	24
9	West Ham United	15	6	5	4	37	23	+14	23
10	Sheffield United	15	6	4	5	21	19	+2	22
11	Portsmouth	15	6	4	5	20	18	+2	22
12	Norwich City	15	7	0	8	32	24	+8	21
13	Blackburn Rovers	15	6	3	6	22	23	-1	21
14	Cardiff City	15	4	6	5	27	27	0	18
15	Wrexham	15	4	6	5	18	20	-2	18
16	Millwall	15	5	3	7	23	27	-4	18
17	Bristol City	15	5	3	7	16	24	-8	18
18	Bolton Wanderers	15	5	2	8	20	29	-9	17
19	Charlton Athletic	15	4	5	6	13	23	-10	17
20	Watford	15	4	3	8	13	23	-10	15
21	Lincoln City	15	4	3	8	15	26	-11	15
22	Burnley	15	1	7	7	22	31	-9	10
23	Derby County	15	2	4	9	14	30	-16	10
24	Preston North End	15	2	2	11	13	30	-17	8

Championship home table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Southampton	7	6	1	0	20	5	+15	19
2	Middlesbrough	7	5	2	0	17	9	+8	17
3	Birmingham City	8	4	4	0	19	8	+11	16
4	Cardiff City	8	4	4	0	21	13	+8	16
5	Queens Park Rangers	8	4	3	1	16	7	+9	15
6	West Bromwich Albion	8	4	3	1	13	7	+6	15
7	Blackburn Rovers	8	5	0	3	14	10	+4	15
8	Swansea City	7	4	2	1	11	3	+8	14
9	Wolverhampton Wanderers	7	4	2	1	13	7	+6	14
10	Watford	8	4	2	2	9	9	0	14
11	Stoke City	7	4	1	2	12	6	+6	13
12	Portsmouth	8	4	1	3	14	13	+1	13
13	Wrexham	8	3	3	2	13	9	+4	12
14	Charlton Athletic	8	3	3	2	7	7	0	12
15	Millwall	7	3	2	2	15	9	+6	11
16	Sheffield United	7	3	2	2	9	7	+2	11
17	West Ham United	7	3	1	3	18	11	+7	10
18	Norwich City	7	3	0	4	13	12	+1	9
19	Preston North End	8	2	1	5	8	13	-5	7
20	Bolton Wanderers	7	2	0	5	9	15	-6	6
21	Bristol City	8	2	0	6	4	13	-9	6
22	Burnley	7	0	5	2	8	10	-2	5
23	Lincoln City	7	1	2	4	8	16	-8	5
24	Derby County	8	1	2	5	7	15	-8	5

Championship away table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Stoke City	8	5	1	2	12	12	0	16
2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	8	4	2	2	13	11	+2	14
3	West Ham United	8	3	4	1	19	12	+7	13
4	Birmingham City	7	4	1	2	9	6	+3	13
5	West Bromwich Albion	7	4	1	2	10	8	+2	13
6	Norwich City	8	4	0	4	19	12	+7	12
7	Middlesbrough	8	3	3	2	13	10	+3	12
8	Bristol City	7	3	3	1	12	11	+1	12
9	Swansea City	8	4	0	4	11	15	-4	12
10	Sheffield United	8	3	2	3	12	12	0	11
11	Bolton Wanderers	8	3	2	3	11	14	-3	11
12	Lincoln City	8	3	1	4	7	10	-3	10
13	Portsmouth	7	2	3	2	6	5	+1	9
14	Southampton	8	2	3	3	9	10	-1	9
15	Queens Park Rangers	7	2	3	2	8	11	-3	9
16	Millwall	8	2	1	5	8	18	-10	7
17	Blackburn Rovers	7	1	3	3	8	13	-5	6
18	Wrexham	7	1	3	3	5	11	-6	6
19	Burnley	8	1	2	5	14	21	-7	5
20	Derby County	7	1	2	4	7	15	-8	5
21	Charlton Athletic	7	1	2	4	6	16	-10	5
22	Cardiff City	7	0	2	5	6	14	-8	2
23	Watford	7	0	1	6	4	14	-10	1
24	Preston North End	7	0	1	6	5	17	-12	1

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