ChampionshipFull time
DerbyDerby vs Preston — Championship
0-1
PrestonPride Park, Derby
Going into the match, Derby had won 2, drawn 4, lost 4 in their previous 10, scoring 0.5 goals a game; Preston had won 4, drawn 1, lost 5 in 10, scoring 1.3. The sides have met 4 times in our records: Derby 2 wins, Preston 1 win, 1 drawn. Derby are 22nd in the Championship on 5 points; Preston are 23rd on 4.
Match report
Home form going in: Derby
Last 10 completed: won 2, drawn 4, lost 4 (W D D W D). 0.5 scored per game, 0.9 conceded, 10% over 2.5 goals, 20% both teams scored, 40% clean sheets.
- W 2-0 vs Swansea · 16 Dec 2020
- D 0-0 vs Stoke · 12 Dec 2020
- D 0-0 at Brentford · 9 Dec 2020
- W 0-1 at Millwall · 5 Dec 2020
- D 1-1 vs Coventry · 1 Dec 2020
- D 1-1 vs Wycombe · 28 Nov 2020
Away form going in: Preston
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 1, lost 5 (W L L W D). 1.3 scored per game, 1.8 conceded, 80% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- W 1-0 vs Bristol City · 18 Dec 2020
- L 2-1 at Barnsley · 15 Dec 2020
- L 3-0 at Luton · 12 Dec 2020
- W 3-0 vs Middlesbrough · 9 Dec 2020
- D 2-2 vs Wycombe · 5 Dec 2020
- W 2-3 at Bournemouth · 1 Dec 2020
Head-to-head: Derby vs Preston
- Preston 0-1 Derby · 17 Jan 2026 · Championship
- Derby 0-1 Preston · 20 Sept 2025 · Championship
- Derby 2-0 Preston · 2 Apr 2025 · Championship
- Preston 1-1 Derby · 23 Nov 2024 · Championship
Match statistics
| Derby | Metric | Preston |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Total shots | 9 |
| 1 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 2 | Corner kicks | 7 |
| 11 | Fouls | 10 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 1 | Red cards | 0 |
Championship table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 17 |
| 2 | West Ham | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 15 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | West Brom | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | QPR | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| 6 | Stoke City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| 7 | Bristol City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 13 |
| 8 | Charlton | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 12 |
| 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 10 | Birmingham | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 11 | Millwall | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 12 | Lincoln | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 11 |
| 13 | Southampton | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 |
| 14 | Wrexham | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -3 | 10 |
| 15 | Norwich | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 16 | Blackburn | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 17 | Sheffield Utd | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 9 |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 8 |
| 19 | Watford | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 8 |
| 20 | Cardiff | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 7 |
| 21 | Bolton | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 7 |
| 22 | Derby | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -7 | 5 |
| 23 | Preston | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -7 | 4 |
| 24 | Burnley | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -8 | 4 |