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Derby County vs Preston North End
20 Sept 2025, 15:00 · Championship · 2025/2026
Referee
Lewis SmithChampionship 2025/2026 · 25 matches
As it happened
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The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
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| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7.42 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.39 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6.95 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 7.19 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 7.28 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 6.91 | |
| 87 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 7.12 | |
| 46 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6.44 | |
| 66 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.40 | |
| 87 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.60 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 7.22 | |
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| 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.60 | |
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| 44 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 6.31 |
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Before this match
Recent form
Select W, D or L to see that match’s stats. Pink outline = 2025/2026.
Derby County
Latest: Bristol City · 1–1
Match stats
22 Aug 2025, 20:00 · Home vs Bristol City · 2025/2026
Preston North End
Latest: Portsmouth · 0–1
Match stats
30 Aug 2025, 15:00 · Away vs Portsmouth · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Derby County’s ground: 10 previous meetings, 6 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Derby County’s home games with Preston North End’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Derby County
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
No recorded figure
Tackles
Preston North End
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Derby County
Preston North End
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Derby County
Preston North End
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Derby County
Preston North End
Previous meetings
Select any result to see that fixture’s score, events and statistics.