Derby County - Middlesbrough: Small difference between teams in Championship clash

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 21.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Pride Park Stadium (33597 seats)

Middlesbrough have come here for an engaging duel against the home side Derby County. Get ready for the game with this thorough Championship preview!

Insights:
  • Derby County have the most dropped points from leading position (5) in Championship

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Derby County form and stats

A Championship draw at home so far for Derby County. Last season their home statistics were 6 wins, 7 draws and 10 defeats from 23 matches.

County enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Hull City's place. The match ended 1-0 with Sam Baldock scoring. Kelle Roos, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 7.6 out of 10 in that game. Roos stopped the opponent with two saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Peterborough United (1-2).

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how County have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 16 matches with the results: Won four, drawn six and lost six.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for County as they are travelling to their away game against Sheffield United in the Carabao Cup. That match is three days after this one.

At Pride Park Stadium, Derby County has the goal stats of 1-1 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.

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Middlesbrough form and stats

The visitors settled for one point in their first Championship away game of the season. During their previous season 23 away games resulted in 7 wins, 6 draws and 10 defeats.

Home advantage was not enough for Middlesbrough in their previous game, as they lost their Championship-match, hosting Queens Park Rangers, 2-3. Attacker Uche Ikpeazu got a player rating of 7.6 in the game. "Man of the match" Ikpeazu scored one goal and dribled passed the opponent 2 of 3 times.

A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Bristol City.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Middlesbrough playing away and similar expectations, we found 16 relevant matches. Results were seven Middlesbrough wins, five draws and four defeats.

1 goal so far away for Middlesbrough, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 1 league match away.

Head 2 Head

Data for the former ten meetings featuring these two crews are: three wins for Derby County, four draws and three wins for Middlesbrough. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

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Middlesbrough missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Derby County Middlesbrough
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
3 1 1 Played P 0 1 3
1 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
1 1 1 Drew D 0 1 1
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
3 1 1 Scored S 0 1 5
3 1 1 Conceded C 0 1 5
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
67% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
33% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 67%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 33%
67% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 100%
33% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
4 4 4 Corners for (avg) C F 0 2 3.3
4.3 6 6 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4 2
2.7 3 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3 1.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10 11 11 Shots (avg) S ( 0 8 11.7
3 3 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 1 4.7
33% 33% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 100% 36%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Derby County have the most dropped points from leading position (5) in Championship
Derby County Last season Middlesbrough
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   23 46
11 6   Won W   7 18
11 7   Drew D   6 10
24 10   Lost L   10 18
36 20   Scored S   25 55
58 26   Conceded C   28 53
93% 96%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   87% 91%
59% 61%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   70% 72%
35% 22%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   48% 50%
13% 13%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   17% 15%
2% 4%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   9% 7%
35% 35%   BTTS BTTS   57% 50%
26% 26%   Clean Sheets C S   22% 28%
46% 43%   Failed to Score F T   35% 30%
 
4.6 4.3   Corners for (avg) C F   6 6
4 3.7   Corners against (avg) C A   3.9 3.9
1.6 1.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.5 1.3
1 1   Red cards R C   0 2
 
10.1 10.1   Shots (avg) S (   11.3 11.4
2.9 3.3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.4 3
27% 26%   Goal Efficiency G E   45% 40%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 West Bromwich Albion 3 2 1 0 9 4 2 2 0 0 7 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 5 7
2 Fulham 3 2 1 0 8 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 7 2 5 7
3 Queens Park Rangers 3 2 1 0 7 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 6 2 4 7
4 AFC Bournemouth 3 2 1 0 6 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 4 1 3 7
5 Stoke City 3 2 1 0 6 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 3 1 3 7
6 Blackburn Rovers 3 2 1 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 7
7 Luton Town 3 2 0 1 6 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 1 3 3 3 6
8 Coventry City 3 2 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 6
9 Cardiff City 3 1 2 0 5 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 5
10 Bristol City 3 1 1 1 5 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 4
11 Middlesbrough 3 1 1 1 5 5 2 1 0 1 4 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 4
12 Derby County 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 4
13 Barnsley 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 4
14 Birmingham City 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 -1 4
15 Peterborough United 3 1 1 1 4 6 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 -2 4
16 Huddersfield Town 3 1 1 1 3 6 2 1 0 1 2 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 -3 4
17 Reading 3 1 0 2 6 7 2 1 0 1 4 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 3
18 Hull City 3 1 0 2 4 5 2 0 0 2 0 4 1 1 0 0 4 1 -1 3
19 Millwall 3 0 2 1 3 4 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 -1 2
20 Swansea City 3 0 1 2 2 5 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 -3 1
21 Blackpool 3 0 1 2 1 4 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 -3 1
22 Sheffield United 3 0 1 2 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 4 -5 1
23 Nottingham Forest 3 0 0 3 3 6 2 0 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 -3 0
24 Preston North End 3 0 0 3 2 7 1 0 0 1 1 4 2 0 0 2 1 3 -5 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Norwich City 46 29 10 7 75 36 23 14 6 3 39 15 23 15 4 4 36 21 39 97
2 Watford 46 27 10 9 63 30 23 19 2 2 44 12 23 8 8 7 19 18 33 91
3 Brentford 46 24 15 7 79 42 23 12 9 2 39 20 23 12 6 5 40 22 37 87
4 Swansea City 46 23 11 12 56 39 23 12 6 5 27 16 23 11 5 7 29 23 17 80
5 Barnsley 46 23 9 14 58 50 23 12 6 5 30 22 23 11 3 9 28 28 8 78
6 AFC Bournemouth 46 22 11 13 73 46 23 13 3 7 40 24 23 9 8 6 33 22 27 77
7 Reading 46 19 13 14 62 54 23 12 4 7 37 27 23 7 9 7 25 27 8 70
8 Cardiff City 46 18 14 14 66 49 23 8 6 9 37 26 23 10 8 5 29 23 17 68
9 Queens Park Rangers 46 19 11 16 57 55 23 11 4 8 32 27 23 8 7 8 25 28 2 68
10 Middlesbrough 46 18 10 18 55 53 23 11 4 8 30 25 23 7 6 10 25 28 2 64
11 Millwall 46 15 17 14 47 52 23 7 10 6 24 24 23 8 7 8 23 28 -5 62
12 Luton Town 46 17 11 18 41 52 23 8 9 6 25 23 23 9 2 12 16 29 -11 62
13 Preston North End 46 18 7 21 49 56 23 7 5 11 21 24 23 11 2 10 28 32 -7 61
14 Stoke City 46 15 15 16 50 52 23 9 5 9 29 28 23 6 10 7 21 24 -2 60
15 Blackburn Rovers 46 15 12 19 65 54 23 9 7 7 37 28 23 6 5 12 28 26 11 57
16 Coventry City 46 14 13 19 49 61 23 10 7 6 30 22 23 4 6 13 19 39 -12 55
17 Nottingham Forest 46 12 16 18 37 45 23 6 8 9 21 24 23 6 8 9 16 21 -8 52
18 Birmingham City 46 13 13 20 37 61 23 6 4 13 18 37 23 7 9 7 19 24 -24 52
19 Bristol City 46 15 6 25 46 68 23 7 3 13 18 30 23 8 3 12 28 38 -22 51
20 Huddersfield Town 46 12 13 21 50 71 23 8 7 8 28 23 23 4 6 13 22 48 -21 49
21 Derby County 46 11 11 24 36 58 23 6 7 10 20 26 23 5 4 14 16 32 -22 44
22 Wycombe Wanderers 46 11 10 25 39 69 23 7 5 11 17 28 23 4 5 14 22 41 -30 43
23 Rotherham United 46 11 9 26 44 60 23 5 4 14 26 35 23 6 5 12 18 25 -16 42
24 Sheffield Wednesday 46 12 11 23 40 61 23 8 8 7 22 17 23 4 3 16 18 44 -21 41

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 West Bromwich Albion 3 2 1 0 9 4 2 2 0 0 7 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 5 7
2 Fulham 3 2 1 0 8 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 7 2 5 7
3 Queens Park Rangers 3 2 1 0 7 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 6 2 4 7
4 AFC Bournemouth 3 2 1 0 6 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 4 1 3 7
5 Stoke City 3 2 1 0 6 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 3 1 3 7
6 Blackburn Rovers 3 2 1 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 7
7 Luton Town 3 2 0 1 6 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 1 3 3 3 6
8 Coventry City 3 2 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 6
9 Cardiff City 3 1 2 0 5 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 5
10 Bristol City 3 1 1 1 5 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 4
11 Middlesbrough 3 1 1 1 5 5 2 1 0 1 4 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 4
12 Derby County 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 4
13 Barnsley 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 4
14 Birmingham City 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 -1 4
15 Peterborough United 3 1 1 1 4 6 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 -2 4
16 Huddersfield Town 3 1 1 1 3 6 2 1 0 1 2 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 -3 4
17 Reading 3 1 0 2 6 7 2 1 0 1 4 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 3
18 Hull City 3 1 0 2 4 5 2 0 0 2 0 4 1 1 0 0 4 1 -1 3
19 Millwall 3 0 2 1 3 4 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 -1 2
20 Swansea City 3 0 1 2 2 5 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 -3 1
21 Blackpool 3 0 1 2 1 4 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 -3 1
22 Sheffield United 3 0 1 2 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 4 -5 1
23 Nottingham Forest 3 0 0 3 3 6 2 0 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 -3 0
24 Preston North End 3 0 0 3 2 7 1 0 0 1 1 4 2 0 0 2 1 3 -5 0

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