The visiting Stoke City side should be favourites in this visit to Derby County, as the away team holds a 16 point advantage from their 17 league games this season.
- Derby County has the fewest scored goals (8) in Championship
- Stoke City has the most clean sheets (6) away in Championship
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for County and Stoke City.
Derby County form and stats
Derby County's struggle is real here at Pride Park Stadium with only 3 points collected from 8 Championship games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 0-3-5. With eight home Championship games in a row without a win, the Derby County fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Reading game long ago, can be stopped today.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper David Marshall not having conceded a league goal in 180 minutes.
The home team returns to Pride Park Stadium after being equal after 90 minutes with Brentford (placed 7th) on their last time out; the Championship game ended 0-0. In the game before, an away victory match versus Millwall with a 1-0 scoreline.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Championship game versus Swansea City in only four days. This game is also played here at Pride Park Stadium.
The lack of attacking qualities in County means that they have only scored 3 goals in 8 league home games, less than half a goal per match. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 13 goals have been conceded.
Stoke City form and stats
4 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Stoke City, who have the most clean sheets (6) away in Championship, playing as the away team in the Championship this season.
Home advantage was not enough for Stoke in their previous game, as they lost their Championship-match, hosting Cardiff City, 1-2. Before that, Stoke City secured a home win against Middlesbrough with the score 1-0.
The schedule is very tough for Stoke now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Championship game at Queens Park Rangers is waiting in only three days.
The visiting Stoke have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 9 goals from 8 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (5 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Derby County victories, two draws and four Stoke City wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Campbell 6 goals |  N. Powell 4 goals |  S. Fletcher 4 goals |
Derby County missing players
Stoke City missing players
| Derby County | Stoke City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 9 | 24 |
| 22 | 13 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 20 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 33% | 75% | 88% |
| 59% | 75% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 65% |
| 18% | 12% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 41% |
| 6% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 29% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 24% |
| 35% | 38% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 12% | 41% |
| 18% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 75% | 47% |
| 53% | 62% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 38% | 24% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2.1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.6 | 10.4 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 9.4 | 10.1 |
| 2.8 | 3.2 | 1.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3 |
| 17% | 12% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 45% | 47% |
- Derby County has the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in Championship
- Derby County has the fewest points (3) at home in Championship
- Derby County has the fewest scored goals (8) in Championship
- Derby County has the the worst goal difference (-10) at home in Championship
- Derby County have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Derby County have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Derby County have yet to win a game at home.
- Derby County haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Stoke City has the most clean sheets (6) away in Championship
- Stoke City have scored more than double the goals of Derby County.
| 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 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 34 |
| 2 | AFC Bournemouth | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 31 |
| 3 | Watford | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 30 |
| 4 | Swansea City | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 30 |
| 5 | Reading | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 30 |
| 6 | Bristol City | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 30 |
| 7 | Brentford | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 28 |
| 8 | Stoke City | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 28 |
| 9 | Cardiff City | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 26 |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 25 |
| 11 | Middlesbrough | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 24 |
| 12 | Huddersfield Town | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
| 13 | Preston North End | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 23 |
| 14 | Luton Town | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 23 |
| 15 | Birmingham City | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 5 | -1 | 22 |
| 16 | Barnsley | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -3 | 22 |
| 17 | Millwall | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 21 |
| 18 | Queens Park Rangers | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -7 | 18 |
| 19 | Coventry City | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -8 | 18 |
| 20 | Rotherham United | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -10 | 13 |
| 21 | Nottingham Forest | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 13 | -11 | 13 |
| 22 | Derby County | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -14 | 12 |
| 23 | Wycombe Wanderers | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -15 | 11 |
| 24 | Sheffield Wednesday | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -8 | 9 |
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