Derby County FC

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Preston North End FC

  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

Rams Look Set to Cover the Line

We can’t ignore Derby -0.25 at 2.07 on the Asian Handicap. There’s a generous return if they can get the better of Preston and the insurance of half our stake returned in the event of a draw.

1-1 Draw in Last H2H

Derby County have triumphed in their last three games. The latest of these was away from home where Plymouth Argyle were beaten 3-2 at Home Park. John Eustace's team recorded just 38% possession and had five shots on target, while Marcus Harness registered two goals and Harrison Armstrong scored one.

Preston North End claimed a 2-1 home win over Portsmouth at Deepdale in their previous game. The Lilywhites enjoyed 54% possession and managed six shots on goal, with Ryan Porteous and Stefan Thordarson on the scoresheet.

Derby boast an unbeaten record in the past three games against Preston, with the last clash ending 1-1 at Deepdale. The previous 9 H2H games have seen three wins for each team and three draws.

Championship G W D L GF GA GD GD P
19 Derby logo Derby 46 13 11 22 48 56 -8 48:56 50
20 Preston logo Preston 46 10 20 16 48 59 -11 48:59 50
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Derby County – Last 10 League Games

3 wins, 5 losses and 2 draws, averaging 0.9 goals from 2.5 shots on goal and 5.1 attempts. Derby have had 43.1% possession and 3.8 corners per game. On average, they have conceded 1.3 goals from 4.2 shots on goal and 7.8 attempts, while their opponents have been awarded 4.3 corners.

Marcus Harness is the top scorer with 3 goals, while Harrison Armstrong, Matthew Clarke, Craig Forsyth and Ebou Adams each have 1. The leading assistor is Callum Elder with 3.

Preston North End – Last 10 League Games

Preston have won 3, lost 3 and drawn 4, with an average of 0.9 goals from 3.0 shots on goal and 7.6 attempts. There’s been an average of 49.8% possession, 4.1 corners taken and 6.0 corners against, while they’ve conceded 0.9 goals from 3.2 shots on goal and 8.7 attempts.

Emil Riis Jakobsen is the leading scorer with 3 goals, followed by Stefan Thordarson on 2, with Ryan Porteous and two others bagging 1. Stefan Thordarson and Mads Froekjaer-Jensen have both managed 2 assists in the previous 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Derby confirmed lineup (3-5-2): Jacob Widell Zetterstroem (GK), Nathaniel Phillips, Matthew Clarke, Craig Forsyth, Ryan Nyambe, Ebou Adams, Harrison Armstrong, Liam Thompson, Callum Elder, Jerry Yates, Marcus Harness.

Preston confirmed lineup (3-5-2): David Cornell (GK), Ryan Porteous, Liam Lindsay, Lewis Gibson, Kaine Kesler-Hayden, Ryan Ledson, Stefan Thordarson, Mads Froekjaer-Jensen, Jayden Meghoma, Will Keane, Milutin Osmajic.

Expert Championship Analysis

Our team of football experts monitor the current injuries and suspensions. When integrated with the latest form, this helps us secure the value odds. Our data-led approach backed up by key stats always proves useful.

Key Derby vs Preston league stats:

  • The -0.25 line has been covered by Derby in 3 of their last 5 games.
  • The -0.25 line has been covered by Derby in 3 consecutive games.
  • The +0.25 line hasn’t been covered by Preston in 3 of their last 5 games on the road.

Derby vs Preston Prediction

Derby look like the real deal and we’re happy to take the 2.07 about them on the Asian Handicap -0.25. The home team could have the edge in this Championship game and we’ll go into this with confidence.

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Derby -0.25 Probability

The latest odds imply that our pick has a 48.3% prospect of winning. Our tipsters think there’s a stronger chance of success and calculate the probability to be 55-60%. It’s the reason why we are recommending this wager.

Our Pick

Derby Asian Hcp -0.25 @ 2.07 Bet Now bet365 logo
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Published 07:37, 01 April 2025

Correct Score Prediction

Derby Derby logo 1 - 0 Preston logo Preston

There are odds of 5.60 available that Derby land a 1-0 win. We like the correct score option as there’s a nice reward if you can accurately predict the outcome.

Corners Prediction

Derby Under 5.5 Corners 1.73 bet365 logo

In their past nine games, Derby have not covered the 5.5 corners line. For Team Corners, we’re expecting Derby to fall short and you can land odds of 1.73.

Corner Stats

League Games
Last 10 Total For Against
Last 10 at Home Total For Against
Last 10 Away Total For Against
Derby Logo Derby
Total
8.10 3.80 4.30
Home
8.80 3.90 4.90
Away
10.30 4.90 5.40
Preston Logo Preston
Total
10.10 4.10 6.00
Home
8.70 4.50 4.20
Away
8.60 2.50 6.10

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Derby vs Preston Odds

If you want to back Preston North End to land an away Championship win, then the bookies have priced them up at 3.90. Derby County are available at betting odds of 2.15 and the draw is 2.90.

For the Total Goals market, Under 2.5 Goals is the shortest price for this interesting match. Both Teams to Score betting is always popular and the No option on the BTTS market is available at 1.53.

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Team Stats

Derby logo Derby League Stats

Preston logo Preston League Stats

Full-Time Result

  • 3 wins, 5 defeats and 2 draws in previous 10 matches
  • 4 wins, 5 defeats and 1 draws in previous 10 home matches

Full-Time Result

  • 3 wins, 3 defeats and 4 draws in previous 10 matches
  • 3 wins, 5 defeats and 2 draws in previous 10 away matches

Goals

Goals

Corners

Corners

Possession

Possession

Top Scorers & Assists

Top Scorers & Assists

Team News

It’s good to know about any injuries and this is reflected in our Derby vs Preston team news, with this leading to predicted and confirmed lineups.

If you’re looking for the latest player information, check out the Championship squads.

Derby vs Preston Lineups

Derby Confirmed Lineup 3-5-2

Preston Confirmed Lineup 3-5-2

Derby Confirmed Lineup 3-5-2

1 J. W. Zetterstroem
12 Nathaniel Phillips 25 Matthew Clarke 3 Craig Forsyth
24 Ryan Nyambe 32 Ebou Adams 28 Harrison Armstrong 16 Liam Thompson 20 Callum Elder
10 Jerry Yates 18 Marcus Harness
13 David Cornell
2 Ryan Porteous 6 Liam Lindsay 19 Lewis Gibson
29 Kaine Kesler-Hayden 18 Ryan Ledson 22 Stefan Thordarson 10 M. Froekjaer-Jensen 3 Jayden Meghoma
7 Will Keane 28 Milutin Osmajic

Preston Confirmed Lineup 3-5-2

Derby Substitutes

  • 2Kane Wilson
  • 6S. Klingen Langaas
  • 7Tom Barkhuizen
  • 11N. Mendez-Laing
  • 17Kenzo Goudmijn
  • 19Kayden Jackson
  • 29Jeff Hendrick
  • 31Josh Vickers
  • 33Erik Pieters

Preston Substitutes

  • 4Ben Whiteman
  • 9Emil Riis Jakobsen
  • 11Robert Brady
  • 12Ched Evans
  • 14Jordan Storey
  • 16Andrew Hughes
  • 31Theo Mawene
  • 39Theo Carroll
  • 41Li-Bau Stowell

Previous Derby Lineups

15 Mar Championship
Plymouth 2-3 Derby
12 Mar Championship
Derby 2-0 Coventry
08 Mar Championship
Derby 2-1 Blackburn
01 Mar Championship
Middlesbrough 1-0 Derby
22 Feb Championship
Derby 0-1 Millwall
15 Feb Championship
QPR 4-0 Derby

Previous Preston Lineups

30 Mar FA Cup
Preston 0-3 Aston Villa
15 Mar Championship
Preston 2-1 Portsmouth
12 Mar Championship
Sunderland 1-1 Preston
08 Mar Championship
Sheffield Utd 1-0 Preston
05 Mar Championship
Preston 0-0 Swansea
01 Mar FA Cup
Preston 3-0 Burnley

Injuries & Suspensions

Derby Injury Table

Type Name Info
J. W. Zetterstroem Other
Callum Elder Other
David Ozoh Thigh
Dajaune Brown Hamstring
L. Salvesen Cruciate ligame
Curtis Nelson Knee

Preston Injury Table

Type Name Info
Joshua Seary Knee
Freddie Woodman Ankle

England FlagChampionship Table

2024/2025 Season

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Leeds 46 29 13 4 95:30 100
2 Burnley 46 28 16 2 69:16 100
3 Sheffield Utd 46 28 8 10 63:36 90
4 Sunderland 46 21 13 12 58:44 76
5 Coventry 46 20 9 17 64:58 69
6 Bristol City 46 17 17 12 59:55 68
7 Blackburn 46 19 9 18 53:48 66
8 Millwall 46 18 12 16 47:49 66
9 West Brom 46 15 19 12 57:47 64
10 Middlesbrough 46 18 10 18 64:56 64
11 Swansea 46 17 10 19 51:56 61
12 Sheffield Wed 46 15 13 18 60:69 58
13 Norwich 46 14 15 17 71:68 57
14 Watford 46 16 9 21 53:61 57
15 QPR 46 14 14 18 53:63 56
16 Portsmouth 46 14 12 20 58:71 54
17 Oxford 46 13 14 19 49:65 53
18 Stoke 46 12 15 19 45:62 51
19 Derby 46 13 11 22 48:56 50
20 Preston 46 10 20 16 48:59 50
21 Hull 46 12 13 21 44:54 49
22 Luton 46 13 10 23 45:69 49
23 Plymouth 46 11 13 22 51:88 46
24 Cardiff 46 9 17 20 48:73 44
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Leeds 23 18 4 1 61:12 58
2 Burnley 23 14 9 0 35:8 51
3 Sheffield Utd 23 15 4 4 33:17 49
4 Bristol City 23 13 7 3 36:20 46
5 Coventry 23 14 3 6 40:24 45
6 Sunderland 23 12 7 4 32:18 43
7 West Brom 23 11 8 4 33:20 41
8 Portsmouth 23 11 7 5 33:21 40
9 Blackburn 23 12 4 7 34:23 40
10 Millwall 23 12 4 7 27:19 40
11 Watford 23 12 4 7 27:22 40
12 Middlesbrough 23 11 6 6 31:23 39
13 Norwich 23 10 8 5 52:34 38
14 Oxford 23 11 5 7 31:29 38
15 Swansea 23 10 6 7 33:24 36
16 Luton 23 9 7 7 25:22 34
17 Plymouth 23 9 7 7 40:39 34
18 Stoke 23 8 9 6 29:25 33
19 Preston 23 7 12 4 26:22 33
20 Derby 23 9 5 9 25:18 32
21 QPR 23 7 8 8 31:34 29
22 Cardiff 23 7 6 10 24:27 27
23 Sheffield Wed 23 6 8 9 30:32 26
24 Hull 23 5 8 10 24:28 23