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Head to head · season 2026/27 · Championship

Derby vs Preston

Two sides in the same league, read through the same numbers: who is ahead, who scores more, who keeps it tighter at the back. They meet on Saturday 26 December at 16:00, Italian time.

Derby23rd in ChampionshipvsPreston24th in Championship
6Points4
1-3-7Won-drawn-lost1-1-9
0.5Points per match0.4
9Goals for9
20Goals against24
1Clean sheets0
LLDDLFormLLLDL
2 defeats in a rowCurrent run3 defeats in a row
0-2-4 · 2 ptsAt home (W-D-L)1-0-4 · 3 pts
1-1-3 · 4 ptsAway (W-D-L)0-1-5 · 1 pts
10.7 in 11Expected goals for (xG)13.5 in 11
18.2Expected goals against (xG)16.2
6.61Average player rating6.51
—Top scorer—

This season's meetings

They have not met yet this season: the first time is Saturday 26 December.
Preston v Derby, Saturday 26 December at 16:00The match page, with line-ups and the live score.Open →

The data forecast

for Preston v Derby on Saturday 26 December
Preston v DerbyArena Rete's estimate from goals, expected goals, attack and defence in the league
Preston 45%draw 26%Derby 29%
Most likely score1-112% on its own
Over or under 2.5 goalsUnder48% over · 52% under
Both teams to scoreYes52% yes
Goals the model expects1.46 – 1.14Preston – Derby

Poisson model on 11 matches for Preston and 11 for Derby, actual goals and expected goals weighted equally; early in the season teams start from the league average. This is an estimate, not betting advice.

Previous meetings

every match in the archive
8Derby wins
3draws
4Preston wins

15 meetings in our data provider's archive · goals: Derby 12, Preston 8 · 1.3 per match

  1. 17 Jan 2026Preston0-1DerbyChampionship
  2. 20 Sept 2025Derby0-1PrestonChampionship
  3. 2 Apr 2025Derby2-0PrestonChampionship
  4. 23 Nov 2024Preston1-1DerbyChampionship
  5. 2 Apr 2022Derby1-0PrestonChampionship
  6. 16 Oct 2021Preston0-0DerbyChampionship
  7. 20 Apr 2021Preston3-0DerbyChampionship
  8. 26 Dec 2020Derby0-1PrestonChampionship
  9. 15 Sept 2020Derby1-2PrestonEFL Cup
  10. 1 Jul 2020Preston0-1DerbyChampionship
  11. 23 Nov 2019Derby1-0PrestonChampionship
  12. 1 Feb 2019Preston0-0DerbyChampionship

and 3 older ones.

Tables are rebuilt from league results (points deductions not included); expected goals and ratings come from our data provider, where it supplies them. More in head to head.