A fast pace is expected at Pride Park Stadium when Derby County face Portsmouth in what could be a first-rate match. Here's the preview!
- Derby County have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
For Portsmouth most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Derby County form and stats
Derby County have performed here at Pride Park Stadium this season with 13 wins from 22 League One matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 5 games and lost 4.
A nice win for County last time playing, versus Burton Albion. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0 with McGoldrick scoring for the victors. The hosts have an in-form goalscorer in McGoldrick, having found the net in five consecutive matches. The forward McGoldrick was named "man of the match" for Derby County with a rating of 8.23/10. McGoldrick scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
Before that match, a win away at Exeter City.The County fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 39 goals in 22 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Derby County have only conceded 19 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Portsmouth form and stats
As the visiting team in League One matches, Portsmouth have produced an overall stat of 8-7-7 so far. It's three draws from Portsmouth's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.
Pigott scored in Portsmouth's previous match, the home game against Accrington Stanley that ended 1-0. That win felt nice as this team had gone four league rounds without victory. Portsmouth goalie Macey was high and low in the Accrington Stanley game, contributing six saves towards the victory. Goalkeeper Macey got the top player rating of the team with 8.32/10. Macey topped it up with a clean sheet.
A 1-1 draw at Oxford United's stadium before that.Lacking goals? 8 of this club's most recent 10 league fixtures have contained two goals or less.
Portsmouth are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 26 away goals from 22 games (in the league). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Portsmouth have seen the ball go into their own net 27 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Portsmouth - County 0-0 was the product when these participants previously did battle, some time ago this season. Previous eight meetings featuring these teams: Derby County won three, Portsmouth triumphed in two and we saw three draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with under 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  D. McGoldrick 22 goals |   C. Bishop 19 goals |  J. Collins 10 goals |
Derby County missing players
Portsmouth missing players
| Derby County | Portsmouth | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 44 | 22 | 6 | Played | P | 6 | 22 | 44 |
| 21 | 13 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 8 | 17 |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 7 | 17 |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | 10 |
| 66 | 39 | 8 | Scored | S | 8 | 26 | 58 |
| 44 | 19 | 8 | Conceded | C | 17 | 27 | 47 |
| 86% | 91% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 89% |
| 75% | 77% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 77% | 73% |
| 45% | 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 36% | 39% |
| 25% | 27% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 23% | 30% |
| 16% | 14% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 9% | 7% |
| 48% | 45% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 83% | 45% | 50% |
| 39% | 45% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 41% | 39% |
| 27% | 18% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 23% | 23% |
| 6 | 5.8 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.9 | 5.1 |
| 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.1 |
| 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 14 | 15.4 | 9.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 11.2 | 11.7 |
| 5 | 5.4 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
| 30% | 33% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 35% | 37% |
| 9.2 | 7.9 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16 | 14.4 | 11.6 |
| 3.1 | 2.8 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.2 | 3.3 |
- Derby County have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Derby County have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 43 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 76 | 46 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 16 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 30 | 30 | 92 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 43 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 90 | 33 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 54 | 13 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 20 | 57 | 91 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 44 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 77 | 37 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 48 | 16 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 40 | 90 |
| 4 | Barnsley | 43 | 26 | 7 | 10 | 76 | 38 | 21 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 45 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 19 | 38 | 85 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 43 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 57 | 33 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 12 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 21 | 24 | 75 |
| 6 | Derby County | 44 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 66 | 44 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 19 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 75 |
| 7 | Peterborough United | 44 | 23 | 4 | 17 | 73 | 54 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 25 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 35 | 29 | 19 | 73 |
| 8 | Portsmouth | 44 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 58 | 47 | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 27 | 11 | 68 |
| 9 | Wycombe Wanderers | 44 | 20 | 8 | 16 | 57 | 46 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 68 |
| 10 | Lincoln City | 43 | 13 | 20 | 10 | 44 | 43 | 21 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 21 | 16 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 27 | 1 | 59 |
| 11 | Charlton Athletic | 44 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 65 | 62 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 41 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 3 | 58 |
| 12 | Fleetwood Town | 44 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 51 | 47 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 57 |
| 13 | Shrewsbury Town | 43 | 16 | 8 | 19 | 50 | 56 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 28 | -6 | 56 |
| 14 | Exeter City | 44 | 14 | 11 | 19 | 61 | 60 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 25 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 35 | 1 | 53 |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 55 | 66 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 33 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 30 | 33 | -11 | 52 |
| 16 | Cheltenham Town | 43 | 13 | 11 | 19 | 40 | 55 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 30 | -15 | 50 |
| 17 | Port Vale | 44 | 13 | 10 | 21 | 45 | 65 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 38 | -20 | 49 |
| 18 | Burton Albion | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 55 | 78 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 33 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 45 | -23 | 49 |
| 19 | Milton Keynes Dons | 44 | 11 | 10 | 23 | 40 | 62 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 33 | -22 | 43 |
| 20 | Oxford United | 43 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 41 | 54 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 29 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 25 | -13 | 41 |
| 21 | Morecambe | 44 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 42 | 73 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 29 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 44 | -31 | 41 |
| 22 | Cambridge United | 43 | 11 | 7 | 25 | 37 | 66 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 26 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 40 | -29 | 40 |
| 23 | Accrington Stanley | 43 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 36 | 74 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 37 | -38 | 38 |
| 24 | Forest Green Rovers | 44 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 31 | 84 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 39 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 45 | -53 | 27 |
