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Championship | Gameweek 40
Apr 2, 2022 at 3pm UK
Pride Park
Preston North End logo

Derby
1 - 0
Preston

Morrison (80')
Davies (66'), Knight (84')
Bird (55')
FT(HT: 0-0)

Whiteman (61'), Johnson (87')
Lindsay (32')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Derby County and Preston North End, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Derby 0-1 Cardiff
Saturday, May 7 at 12.30pm in Championship

We said: Derby County 1-0 Preston North End

With Derby proving hard to beat on home turf and Preston having little left to play for, we are backing the Rams to give their survival hopes a boost with a hard-fought win. Wayne Rooney's side have shown that they should never be written off. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Derby County win with a probability of 43.68%. A win for Preston North End had a probability of 28.39% and a draw had a probability of 27.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Derby County win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.09%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.54%) and 2-1 (8.5%). The likeliest Preston North End win was 0-1 (9.97%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.01%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 13.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Derby County in this match.

Result
Derby CountyDrawPreston North End
43.68%27.93%28.39%
Both teams to score 45.92%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
40.38%59.61%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
20.06%79.94%
Derby County Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.89%27.11%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
37.5%62.5%
Preston North End Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
63%37%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
26.22%73.78%
Score Analysis
    Derby County 43.68%
    Preston North End 28.39%
    Draw 27.92%
Derby CountyDrawPreston North End
1-0 @ 13.09%
2-0 @ 8.54%
2-1 @ 8.5%
3-0 @ 3.72%
3-1 @ 3.7%
3-2 @ 1.84%
4-0 @ 1.21%
4-1 @ 1.21%
Other @ 1.88%
Total : 43.68%
1-1 @ 13.01%
0-0 @ 10.02%
2-2 @ 4.22%
Other @ 0.66%
Total : 27.92%
0-1 @ 9.97%
1-2 @ 6.47%
0-2 @ 4.96%
1-3 @ 2.15%
0-3 @ 1.64%
2-3 @ 1.4%
Other @ 1.79%
Total : 28.39%

How you voted: Derby vs Preston

Derby County
Draw
Preston North End
Derby County
56.9%
Draw
24.1%
Preston North End
19.0%
58
Head to Head
Oct 16, 2021 3pm
Apr 20, 2021 7pm
Preston
3-0
Derby
Whiteman (18'), Evans (73'), Ledson (87')

Byrne (86')
Dec 26, 2020 3pm
Sep 15, 2020 6.30pm
Derby
1-2
Preston
Knight (51')
Buchanan (27'), Shinnie (65'), Evans (88')
te Wierik (55')
Barkhuizen (79'), Johnson (90+2' pen.)
Huntington (59'), Browne (73'), Fisher (75')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Leeds UnitedLeeds382311476255180
2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd38257653282580
3Burnley382115252114178
4Sunderland381912755371869
5Coventry CityCoventry38178135548759
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom381318748341457
7Bristol City38141594941857
8Middlesbrough38159145748954
9Blackburn RoversBlackburn38157164240252
10Watford38157164751-452
11Millwall381312133739-251
12Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds38149155359-651
13Norwich CityNorwich381213136054649
14Preston North EndPreston381017113944-547
15Queens Park RangersQPR381112154450-645
16Swansea CitySwansea38128183849-1144
17Portsmouth38119184661-1542
18Oxford UnitedOxford Utd381012163955-1642
19Hull City381011173947-841
20Stoke CityStoke38912173751-1439
21Cardiff CityCardiff38912174262-2039
22Derby CountyDerby38108204051-1138
23Luton TownLuton3898213460-2635
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth38712194077-3733


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