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Preston vs Derby

England England

Championship Deepdale
VS
Sat, 17 Jan 2026, 15:00
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Scoring Trends

Preston
VS
Derby
1.5
Goals Scored
1.25
1
Goals Conceded
1.25
88%
Over 1.5
88%
50%
Over 2.5
50%
13%
Over 3.5
13%

Detailed Analysis

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Expert Analysis by Omoye ThankGod

This matchup between Preston and Derby appears evenly poised with little separateing the two sides. The midfield battle will likely dictate the tempo of this contest.

The historical data reinforces the idea that form often goes out the window here. With reliable attacks facing questionable defenses, both sides finding the net makes sense. We expect the match dynamics to play out largely as the data predicts.

Match Possible Outcome Percentage

Match Winner

Home Win36%
Draw34%
Away Win30%

Goals & Scoring

Both Teams to Score63%
Over 1.5 Goals73%
Over 2.5 Goals44%

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Previous Encounters

20 Sept 25 CHA
Derby
0:1
Preston
02 Apr 25 CHA
Derby
2:0
Preston
23 Nov 24 CHA
Preston
1:1
Derby
02 Apr 22 CHA
Derby
1:0
Preston
16 Oct 21 CHA
Preston
0:0
Derby

Recent Form (Last 5)

Preston

Home Team
09 Jan
Preston
0 : 1
Wigan
04 Jan
Bristol City
0 : 2
Preston
01 Jan
Preston
3 : 0
Sheffield Wed
29 Dec
Wrexham
2 : 1
Preston
26 Dec
Stoke City
0 : 0
Preston

Derby

Away Team
11 Jan
Derby
1 : 3
Leeds
04 Jan
Derby
1 : 2
Wrexham
01 Jan
Derby
1 : 0
Middlesbrough
29 Dec
Leicester
2 : 1
Derby
26 Dec
Birmingham
1 : 1
Derby

League Standings

Pos Team P W D L GD Pts
1 Coventry 26 15 7 4 57:29 52
2 Middlesbrough 26 13 7 6 37:26 46
3 Ipswich 25 12 8 5 42:24 44
4 Preston 26 11 10 5 36:25 43
5 Millwall 26 12 7 7 29:33 43
6 Watford 25 11 8 6 37:29 41
7 Hull City 25 12 5 8 40:38 41
8 Stoke City 26 12 4 10 32:23 40
9 Wrexham 26 10 10 6 38:32 40
10 Bristol City 26 11 6 9 38:29 39
11 QPR 26 11 5 10 38:39 38
12 Leicester 26 10 7 9 37:38 37
13 Derby 26 9 8 9 35:35 35
14 Birmingham 26 9 7 10 35:36 34
15 Southampton 26 8 9 9 38:38 33
16 Sheffield Utd 25 10 2 13 36:38 32
17 Swansea 26 9 5 12 27:33 32
18 West Brom 26 9 4 13 29:35 31
19 Charlton 25 7 8 10 25:32 29
20 Blackburn 25 7 7 11 24:30 28
21 Portsmouth 24 6 7 11 21:35 25
22 Norwich 26 6 6 14 28:39 24
23 Oxford Utd 25 5 7 13 25:35 22
24 Sheffield Wed 25 1 8 16 18:51 -7

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