Championship match guide: Derby County vs Stoke City

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 18.September
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Pride Park Stadium (33597 seats)

Look no further! Here's all you need to know about the Championship game Derby County - Stoke City!

Insights:
  • Derby County have the most dropped points from leading position (7) in Championship
  • Stoke City have scored more than double the goals of Derby County.

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.

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Derby County form and stats

Derby County have played three Championship home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 3 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead. The home fans are hungry for more even though County have been steadily collecting points here at Pride Park Stadium through three straight draws.

T. Lawrence was the last player to score a league goal for Derby County and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as County haven't scored in 259 minutes.

County drew their last game, 0-0 away at West Bromwich Albion (placed 3rd). The goalie Kelle Roos was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 9.4 out of ten. Roos stopped the opponent with eight saves and topped it up with a clean sheet. The County goalkeeper Kelle Roos was crucial in the match against West Bromwich Albion last time out, making eight saves.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Birmingham City (0-2).

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Derby County here at Pride Park Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (2 from 3 games). County are not conceding a lot of goals here at Pride Park Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 2 from 3 matches.

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Stoke City form and stats

Things could have gone better for Stoke City in their Championship away matches, but 4 points from 3 games is all right.

Stoke City's last game was the home draw against Barnsley (1-1). Midfield player Mario Vrančić was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.64/10. Vrančić hit the woodwork once, hit three key passes and dribled passed the opponent 2 of 2 times.

Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Huddersfield Town.

Stoke City have another match that requires travelling in just three sleeps, a Carabao Cup fixture versus Watford. A grim calendar for the visiting team!

The visiting Stoke City have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 3 goals from 3 games. 4 goals have been conceded by Stoke in these games.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head data (for the last ten meetings): County won two games, three matches ended with a tie and Stoke City got five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / seven

Top Goalscorers

Stoke CityN. Powell
N. Powell
2 goals
Stoke CityJ. Brown
J. Brown
2 goals
Stoke CityS. Surridge
S. Surridge
2 goals

Derby County missing players

Stoke City missing players

Derby County Stoke City
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
7 3 1 Played P 1 3 7
1 0 0 Won W 0 1 4
4 3 1 Drew D 1 1 2
2 0 0 Lost L 0 1 1
4 2 1 Scored S 0 3 10
6 2 1 Conceded C 0 4 8
71% 67% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 67% 86%
57% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 67% 71%
14% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 67% 57%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 29%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 14%
43% 67% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 57%
43% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 33% 29%
43% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 67% 29%
 
4.7 6.3 4 Corners for (avg) C F 6 6 6.3
3.9 4.3 6 Corners against (avg) C A 7 6.7 5.7
2.6 3 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.7 1.4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
9.1 11.3 11 Shots (avg) S ( 7 9.3 10.9
2.4 3 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3.3 4.4
24% 22% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 30% 32%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Derby County have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Derby County have the fewest matches over the total-line (1) in Championship
  • Derby County have the most dropped points from leading position (7) in Championship
  • Derby County have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Derby County have yet to win a game at home.
  • 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 Fulham 7 5 1 1 17 5 3 2 1 0 6 1 4 3 0 1 11 4 12 16
2 AFC Bournemouth 7 4 3 0 13 6 4 2 2 0 9 5 3 2 1 0 4 1 7 15
3 West Bromwich Albion 7 4 3 0 13 6 4 2 2 0 8 3 3 2 1 0 5 3 7 15
4 Coventry City 7 5 0 2 8 5 4 4 0 0 7 2 3 1 0 2 1 3 3 15
5 Stoke City 7 4 2 1 10 8 4 3 1 0 7 4 3 1 1 1 3 4 2 14
6 Huddersfield Town 7 4 1 2 13 9 3 2 0 1 6 5 4 2 1 1 7 4 4 13
7 Queens Park Rangers 7 3 3 1 15 10 3 1 2 0 5 3 4 2 1 1 10 7 5 12
8 Blackburn Rovers 7 3 3 1 11 8 4 2 1 1 7 5 3 1 2 0 4 3 3 12
9 Cardiff City 7 3 2 2 11 8 3 1 1 1 5 4 4 2 1 1 6 4 3 11
10 Birmingham City 7 3 2 2 10 7 4 1 1 2 3 6 3 2 1 0 7 1 3 11
11 Bristol City 7 2 3 2 8 8 4 0 3 1 2 3 3 2 0 1 6 5 0 9
12 Middlesbrough 7 2 3 2 8 8 3 1 1 1 5 5 4 1 2 1 3 3 0 9
13 Luton Town 7 2 3 2 9 11 3 1 1 1 3 5 4 1 2 1 6 6 -2 9
14 Preston North End 7 2 2 3 8 10 3 2 0 1 5 5 4 0 2 2 3 5 -2 8
15 Millwall 7 1 4 2 7 9 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 0 3 1 3 5 -2 7
16 Derby County 7 1 4 2 4 6 3 0 3 0 2 2 4 1 1 2 2 4 -2 7
17 Barnsley 7 1 4 2 6 9 3 1 1 1 2 2 4 0 3 1 4 7 -3 7
18 Reading 7 2 1 4 13 17 4 2 1 1 10 8 3 0 0 3 3 9 -4 7
19 Sheffield United 7 1 3 3 9 11 4 1 1 2 9 7 3 0 2 1 0 4 -2 6
20 Swansea City 7 1 3 3 4 8 4 0 3 1 1 3 3 1 0 2 3 5 -4 6
21 Hull City 7 1 2 4 4 9 3 0 1 2 0 4 4 1 1 2 4 5 -5 5
22 Blackpool 7 1 2 4 5 11 4 1 0 3 1 6 3 0 2 1 4 5 -6 5
23 Peterborough United 7 1 1 5 7 17 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 0 0 4 3 13 -10 4
24 Nottingham Forest 7 0 1 6 5 12 4 0 0 4 3 8 3 0 1 2 2 4 -7 1

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.