Preston North End vs Derby County Prediction & Betting Tips - Championship
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by Ian John in Championship Predictions
Deepdale sees the return of Championship action after the international break on Saturday. Hosts Preston North End welcome Derby County in a battle between two teams who have become draw specialists in recent weeks. Can the Lilywhites earn a valuable three points or will the Rams earn a second consecutive away win? Let’s check out our match prediction!
Paul Heckingbottom steadied the ship initially when taking over the managers role at Preston and the Lilywhites did go five games unbeaten. Since then though they lost 3-1 at home to Bristol City, drew 0-0 with leaders Sunderland but then lost 3-1 away to Portsmouth.
Those results mean Preston lie 20th in the table, one of four teams on 15 points from the same number of league matches thus far.
Paul Warne’s Derby County have collected four more points than Preston and lie in 12th position in the table. However, that position has largely been due to their home form, which has seen them lose just once at home this season (winning four, drawing two).
Away from home, they have won just one of eight games, losing five, but that one win came in their last away game, a 2-1 win at Coventry City. After that Derby drew 1-1 at home with Plymouth, their fourth draw in their last six games.
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Preston North End vs Derby County Form
Preston North End and Derby County's standings in the Championship
| Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
19
|
50 | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | -8 |
|
20
|
50 | 46 | 10 | 20 | 16 | -11 |
Preston North End and Derby County Last Matches
0/6 (0%)
3/6 (50%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
9 Nov 2024 - Championship
6 Nov 2024 - Championship
2 Nov 2024 - Championship
30 Oct 2024 - Carabao Cup
26 Oct 2024 - Championship
22 Oct 2024 - Championship
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
6 Nov 2024 - Championship
2 Nov 2024 - Championship
30 Oct 2024 - Carabao Cup
22 Oct 2024 - Championship
19 Oct 2024 - Championship
2 Oct 2024 - Championship
0/6 (0%)
3/6 (50%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
9 Nov 2024 - Championship
26 Oct 2024 - Championship
5 Oct 2024 - Championship
28 Sept 2024 - Championship
14 Sept 2024 - Championship
31 Aug 2024 - Championship
1/6 (17%)
4/6 (67%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
9 Nov 2024 - Championship
6 Nov 2024 - Championship
2 Nov 2024 - Championship
26 Oct 2024 - Championship
22 Oct 2024 - Championship
19 Oct 2024 - Championship
3/6 (50%)
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
9 Nov 2024 - Championship
26 Oct 2024 - Championship
5 Oct 2024 - Championship
28 Sept 2024 - Championship
14 Sept 2024 - Championship
31 Aug 2024 - Championship
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
6 Nov 2024 - Championship
2 Nov 2024 - Championship
22 Oct 2024 - Championship
19 Oct 2024 - Championship
1 Oct 2024 - Championship
21 Sept 2024 - Championship
Preston North End vs Derby County Stats: Head to Head (H2H)
33 %
33 %
33 %
Average stats (last H2H results)
26 Dec 2020 - Championship
1 Feb 2019 - Championship
2 Apr 2018 - Championship
Preston North End against Derby County Lineups: Starting 11
Formation : 3 - 5 - 2
Formation : 5 - 3 - 2
Substitutes
D. Cornell
DefenderK. Best
MidfielderM. Frokjaer-Jensen
J. Okkels
S. Thordarson
J. Bowler
D. Holmes
M. Osmajic
W. Keane
J. Vickers
DefenderK. Wilson
S. Bradley
MidfielderK. Goudmijn
N. Mendez
M. Harness
C. Blackett-Taylor
J. Collins
T. Barkhuizen
Most goals and assists
Preston North End - Derby County Key Points
- Preston have drawn two of their last three home games.
- Derby have drawn four of their last six in the Championship.
- Preston have drawn four of their last seven in the Championship.
- The last time the teams met at Deepdale in the league, the game finished in a 0-0 draw.
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Our Preston North End vs Derby County Prediction
Our prediction for the Preston North End vs. Derby County Championship match is: A Draw.
Preston have found wins very difficult to come by in their recent games in the Championship, as have Derby County, with the Rams finding three points hard to pick up away from home. Both teams have drawn three of their last five games and neither are in great form. As such, both managers may well feel that avoiding defeat, rather than securing a win, is a priority here, which makes the draw a good option to back.
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