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Championship | Gameweek 25
Dec 30, 2021 at 7.45pm UK
bet365 Stadium
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Stoke
1 - 2
Derby

Ince (78')
Wilmot (16'), Vrancic (61'), Tymon (71')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Plange (16'), Kazim-Richards (85')
Plange (59')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Championship clash between Stoke City and Derby County, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Stoke City 1-1 Derby County

Regardless of the three-day turnaround, Derby should only benefit from taking on a team without match practice. All things considered, however, everything points to this contest ending in a low-scoring draw, a result which would not suit either club. 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 Stoke City win with a probability of 47.91%. A draw had a probability of 28% and a win for Derby County had a probability of 24.11%.

The most likely scoreline for a Stoke City win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.75%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.92%) and 2-1 (8.58%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.76%), while for a Derby County win it was 0-1 (9.5%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 5.5% likelihood.

Result
Stoke CityDrawDerby County
47.91%27.98%24.11%
Both teams to score 42.79%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
37.96%62.04%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
18.24%81.76%
Stoke City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
73.91%26.09%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
38.86%61.14%
Derby County Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
57.9%42.1%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
21.47%78.52%
Score Analysis
    Stoke City 47.9%
    Derby County 24.11%
    Draw 27.97%
Stoke CityDrawDerby County
1-0 @ 14.75%
2-0 @ 9.92%
2-1 @ 8.58%
3-0 @ 4.44%
3-1 @ 3.84%
3-2 @ 1.66%
4-0 @ 1.49%
4-1 @ 1.29%
Other @ 1.93%
Total : 47.9%
1-1 @ 12.76%
0-0 @ 10.98%
2-2 @ 3.71%
Other @ 0.52%
Total : 27.97%
0-1 @ 9.5%
1-2 @ 5.52%
0-2 @ 4.11%
1-3 @ 1.59%
0-3 @ 1.19%
2-3 @ 1.07%
Other @ 1.13%
Total : 24.11%

How you voted: Stoke vs Derby

Stoke City
57.6%
Draw
26.3%
Derby County
16.2%
99
Head to Head
Sep 18, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 8
Derby
2-1
Stoke
Bird (31'), Davies (34')
Shinnie (8'), Sibley (38')
Ince (58')
Sawyers (33'), Skiri Oestigaard (77'), Ince (89')
Mar 20, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 38
Stoke
1-0
Derby
Brown (74')
Smith (21')

Cresswell (88')
Dec 12, 2020 3pm
Gameweek 18
Derby
0-0
Stoke
Buchanan (48'), Knight (76'), Bielik (90+2')
Cousins (71')
Jan 31, 2020 7.45pm
Gameweek 30
Derby
4-0
Stoke
Waghorn (21'), Martin (24'), Rooney (67'), Bogle (74')
Bogle (39'), Shinnie (80')

Tymon (34'), Allen (43')
Aug 17, 2019 3pm
Gameweek 3
Stoke
2-2
Derby
Lindsay (32'), Hogan (55')
Woods (24'), Lindsay (43'), Smith (67')
Waghorn (2', 70')
Malone (45'), Lawrence (67'), Jozefzoon (68')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom7511125716
2Sunderland7502146815
3Blackburn RoversBlackburn7430146815
4Burnley7421134914
5Leeds UnitedLeeds7421124814
6Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd743093613
7Watford74121210213
8Middlesbrough732285311
9Norwich CityNorwich7322119211
10Swansea CitySwansea631274310
11Oxford UnitedOxford Utd7313108210
12Hull City72329819
13Derby CountyDerby7304101009
14Millwall7223121028
15Plymouth ArgylePlymouth7223811-38
16Bristol City6222812-48
17Queens Park RangersQPR7142811-37
18Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds7214914-57
19Luton TownLuton7214611-57
20Stoke CityStoke7205411-76
21Coventry CityCoventry7124611-55
22Preston North EndPreston7124412-85
23Portsmouth7043713-64
24Cardiff CityCardiff7016217-151


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