Stumbling Derby County are aching to pull off a surprise win when they greet top side West Bromwich Albion in the next league fixture. It’s 24th vs 4th and the home supporters will have modest expectations.
- Derby County have the most dropped points from leading position (17) in Championship
- West Bromwich Albion have the fewest conceded goals (17) in Championship
Both sides have had ample time to rest since their previous match. Let's aim for an in-your-face fixture!
Derby County form and stats
Derby County have played 11 Championship games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-5-2 (wins-draws-losses). When Derby County hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Blackburn Rovers, Fulham, Queens Park Rangers, AFC Bournemouth, Coventry City, Stoke City and Nottingham Forest), they have won 2 of 5 matches!
A nice win for County last time playing, versus Blackpool. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0 with Plange scoring for the victors. Goalkeeper Allsop got the top rating on the team in that game; 7.6 out of ten. Allsop stopped the opponent with two saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.
Heartbreak before that as County lost 0-1 at Bristol City's place.There will be little rest for County after this match as they are travelling to Stoke City for a Championship game in only three days.
The County fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 13 in 11 matches. 11 goals have been conceded. When County hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Cardiff City, Birmingham City, Hull City, Barnsley, Reading, Bristol City and Peterborough United), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 4 of 5 times.
West Bromwich Albion form and stats
The visitors, who have the fewest conceded goals (17) in Championship, are W4-D4-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Championship.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. WBA goalkeeper Sam Johnstone is eager to challenge this, with his 187 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Barnsley (placed 23rd) in their previous outing. The Championship match ended in a draw 0-0. Furlong got a match rating of 7.85 in that game, top player of the team.
Before that, WBA secured a home win against Reading with the score 1-0.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Preston North End in just three days.
WBA are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 13 away goals from 12 games (in the league). 12 goals have been conceded by West Bromwich Albion in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Derby County and West Bromwich Albion have faced each other earlier this season: West Bromwich Albion - Derby County 0-0. Head-to-head numbers (for the last ten meetings): County won four games, three matches ended in a draw and West Bromwich Albion have three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
  K. Ahearne-Grant 9 goals |   T. Lawrence 5 goals |  C. Robinson 4 goals |
Derby County missing players
West Bromwich Albion missing players
| Derby County | West Bromwich Albion | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 23 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 18 | 13 | 8 | Scored | S | 5 | 13 | 30 |
| 21 | 11 | 8 | Conceded | C | 0 | 12 | 17 |
| 77% | 82% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 83% | 83% |
| 55% | 64% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 58% | 57% |
| 32% | 45% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 50% | 43% |
| 9% | 18% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 17% | 17% |
| 5% | 9% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 50% | 64% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 42% | 39% |
| 36% | 36% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 33% | 48% |
| 36% | 18% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 42% | 30% |
| 4 | 4.1 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.3 | 6.4 | 6.7 |
| 4.9 | 4.7 | 5.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
| 2 | 2.1 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.3 | 15.1 | 16.1 |
| 2.8 | 3 | 2.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.5 | 5.2 |
| 29% | 39% | 62% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 24% | 25% |
| 12.6 | 12.4 | 11.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 4.3 | 8.2 | 7.8 |
| 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0.3 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
- Derby County have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Derby County have the most dropped points from leading position (17) in Championship
- West Bromwich Albion have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- West Bromwich Albion have the fewest conceded goals (17) in Championship
- West Bromwich Albion have the most clean sheets (11) in Championship
| 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 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 51 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 32 | 45 |
| 2 | AFC Bournemouth | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 37 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 43 |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 42 |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 41 |
| 5 | Queens Park Rangers | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 35 |
| 6 | Stoke City | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 35 |
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 34 |
| 8 | Coventry City | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 34 |
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 33 |
| 10 | Huddersfield Town | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 33 |
| 11 | Sheffield United | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 32 |
| 12 | Millwall | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 30 |
| 13 | Blackpool | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | -4 | 30 |
| 14 | Luton Town | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 29 |
| 15 | Preston North End | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -4 | 28 |
| 16 | Swansea City | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -5 | 27 |
| 17 | Birmingham City | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -8 | 27 |
| 18 | Bristol City | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -9 | 27 |
| 19 | Hull City | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 14 | -8 | 23 |
| 20 | Cardiff City | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 39 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 21 | -14 | 22 |
| 21 | Reading | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 21 |
| 22 | Peterborough United | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 44 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 33 | -24 | 19 |
| 23 | Barnsley | 23 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 19 | -19 | 14 |
| 24 | Derby County | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 4 |
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