A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Bristol City fans are optimistic that the difference between 5th and Derby County's 24th place in the table will show on the pitch.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Bristol City form and stats
2-1-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Championship numbers at home for Bristol City so far this season.
Bristol are returning here after visiting Cardiff City in a Championship game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Chris Martin scored the goal(s). In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Huddersfield Town.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Watford are coming to town in four days.
Bristol has scored 6 league goals at home this season, in 5 matches. 6 goals have been conceded.
Derby County form and stats
1-2-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Derby County, who have the fewest scored goals (5) in Championship, in their Championship matches away. County has drawn their two previous away games.
County have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 256 minutes ago. G. Shinnie was the goal scorer.
County failed to get anything from their last game, a Championship home match vs Barnsley (placed 16th) that ended with defeat 0-2. Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Queens Park Rangers.
The schedule is very tough for Derby County now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Championship game at Middlesbrough is waiting in only four days.
The visitors have scored 4 goals from 5 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, County have seen the ball go into their own net 5 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Bristol City-Derby County H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Bristol City three wins, Derby County three wins, four draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  J. Paterson 3 goals |  N. Wells 3 goals |  J. Hunt 2 goals |
Bristol City missing players
Derby County missing players
| Bristol City | Derby County | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 15 | 6 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 5 | 16 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 73% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 60% | 64% |
| 45% | 40% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 20% | 18% |
| 18% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 55% | 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | 36% |
| 27% | 20% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 20% | 9% |
| 18% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 55% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.8 | 1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 106 | 55 | 25 | Total Shots | T S | 19 | 58 | 122 |
| 37 | 19 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 16 | 36 |
| 41% | 32% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 25% | 14% |
- Bristol City have scored more than double the goals of Derby County.
- Bristol City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Derby County has the fewest scored goals (5) in Championship
- Derby County has the fewest scored goals in the second half (2) in Championship
- Derby County have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Derby County have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Derby County haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Derby County is in the worst form (0-3-3)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Reading | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 22 |
| 2 | Watford | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 21 |
| 3 | Norwich City | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 21 |
| 4 | AFC Bournemouth | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 20 |
| 5 | Bristol City | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 20 |
| 6 | Swansea City | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 19 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 |
| 8 | Stoke City | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 18 |
| 9 | Millwall | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
| 10 | Luton Town | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 17 |
| 11 | Brentford | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 14 |
| 13 | Huddersfield Town | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -1 | 14 |
| 14 | Preston North End | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 13 |
| 15 | Cardiff City | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 16 | Barnsley | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 13 |
| 17 | Birmingham City | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 13 |
| 18 | Queens Park Rangers | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 13 |
| 19 | Rotherham United | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 12 |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 12 |
| 21 | Coventry City | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -11 | 8 |
| 22 | Wycombe Wanderers | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -13 | 7 |
| 23 | Sheffield Wednesday | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 6 |
| 24 | Derby County | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -11 | 6 |
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