Championship match preview and statistics: Preston North End fight Derby County

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 21.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Deepdale (23408 seats)

6th position in the Championship table for Preston North End so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 12th-placed Derby County visits Deepdale.

Preston North End and Derby County should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Preston North End form and stats

Preston North End have played 19 Championship games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 11-3-5 (wins-draws-losses). With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Preston North End to get some points in this home game.

The Preston North End crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-3 to Queens Park Rangers here at Deepdale in a Championship match. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Fulham (0-2).

A decent goal production from Preston North End in their home games so far, with 35 goals from 19 league matches. Preston North End have conceded 24 in these home matches.

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Derby County form and stats

There's been little loot from Derby County's travels as they have only collected 14 points from 18 away games in the Championship. Derby County only have 3 wins to counter their 10 defeats and 5 draws.

The supporters enjoyed Derby County's previous game versus Blackburn Rovers (placed 10th), a Championship 3-0 win played at home. A 0-3 loss hosting Manchester United before that.

Derby County are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 21 away goals from 18 games (in the league). Derby County have conceded 36 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Derby County - Preston North End 1-0 earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Preston North End won zero games, three matches ended with a draw and Derby County has seven wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / eight

Top Goalscorers

Derby County
M. Waghorn
12 goals
Preston North EndD. Johnson
D. Johnson
11 goals
Preston North EndT. Barkhuizen
T. Barkhuizen
9 goals

Preston North End missing players

Derby County missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Preston North End Derby County
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
37 19 5 Played P 5 18 37
16 11 2 Won W 0 3 13
8 3 1 Drew D 1 5 12
13 5 2 Lost L 4 10 12
50 35 7 Scored S 3 21 49
45 24 9 Conceded C 11 36 49
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
78% 89% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 89% 81%
43% 63% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 72% 51%
22% 32% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 39% 24%
11% 16% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 17% 11%
51% 68% 80% BTTS BTTS 40% 61% 57%
19% 11% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 22%
32% 21% 20% Failed to Score F T 60% 39% 24%
 
4.6 5.1 6.2 Corners for (avg) C F 4.6 3.7 4.7
5.6 5.2 3.6 Corners against (avg) C A 7.2 7.2 6.2
1.5 1.4 0.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.4 2.3 1.9
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
407 219 55 Total Shots T S 40 168 403
132 77 18 Shots on Target S O 12 54 144
38% 45% 39% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 39% 34%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Derby County has the fewest clean sheets (0) away
  • Derby County have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Derby County have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Derby County have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Derby County haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Preston North End have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Preston North End haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leeds United 37 21 8 8 56 30 18 11 4 3 26 13 19 10 4 5 30 17 26 71
2 West Bromwich Albion 37 19 13 5 64 37 18 8 7 3 36 23 19 11 6 2 28 14 27 70
3 Fulham 37 18 10 9 52 38 19 12 2 5 32 21 18 6 8 4 20 17 14 64
4 Brentford 37 17 9 11 64 33 18 10 5 3 36 15 19 7 4 8 28 18 31 60
5 Nottingham Forest 37 16 12 9 48 38 18 8 4 6 20 19 19 8 8 3 28 19 10 60
6 Preston North End 37 16 8 13 50 45 19 11 3 5 35 24 18 5 5 8 15 21 5 56
7 Bristol City 37 15 10 12 51 53 18 7 5 6 25 27 19 8 5 6 26 26 -2 55
8 Millwall 37 13 15 9 44 40 18 8 7 3 25 18 19 5 8 6 19 22 4 54
9 Cardiff City 37 13 15 9 52 50 18 8 8 2 26 17 19 5 7 7 26 33 2 54
10 Blackburn Rovers 37 14 11 12 52 45 19 8 8 3 24 16 18 6 3 9 28 29 7 53
11 Swansea City 37 13 14 10 46 45 19 8 5 6 24 20 18 5 9 4 22 25 1 53
12 Derby County 37 13 12 12 49 49 19 10 7 2 28 13 18 3 5 10 21 36 0 51
13 Queens Park Rangers 37 14 8 15 58 62 19 8 5 6 37 33 18 6 3 9 21 29 -4 50
14 Reading 37 13 9 15 46 42 18 7 2 9 23 24 19 6 7 6 23 18 4 48
15 Sheffield Wednesday 37 13 9 15 46 49 18 7 5 6 16 21 19 6 4 9 30 28 -3 48
16 Birmingham City 37 12 11 14 48 57 18 6 5 7 27 29 19 6 6 7 21 28 -9 47
17 Stoke City 37 12 6 19 49 55 19 8 3 8 29 24 18 4 3 11 20 31 -6 42
18 Huddersfield Town 37 11 9 17 45 58 19 7 5 7 24 25 18 4 4 10 21 33 -13 42
19 Middlesbrough 37 9 14 14 37 47 19 6 8 5 18 19 18 3 6 9 19 28 -10 41
20 Wigan Athletic 37 10 11 16 38 50 18 6 6 6 18 22 19 4 5 10 20 28 -12 41
21 Hull City 37 11 8 18 49 63 19 6 3 10 27 33 18 5 5 8 22 30 -14 41
22 Charlton Athletic 37 10 9 18 44 54 19 7 5 7 25 23 18 3 4 11 19 31 -10 39
23 Luton Town 37 10 5 22 43 71 18 7 4 7 27 27 19 3 1 15 16 44 -28 35
24 Barnsley 37 8 10 19 42 62 19 5 7 7 26 33 18 3 3 12 16 29 -20 34

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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 Leeds United 37 21 8 8 56 30 18 11 4 3 26 13 19 10 4 5 30 17 26 71
2 West Bromwich Albion 37 19 13 5 64 37 18 8 7 3 36 23 19 11 6 2 28 14 27 70
3 Fulham 37 18 10 9 52 38 19 12 2 5 32 21 18 6 8 4 20 17 14 64
4 Brentford 37 17 9 11 64 33 18 10 5 3 36 15 19 7 4 8 28 18 31 60
5 Nottingham Forest 37 16 12 9 48 38 18 8 4 6 20 19 19 8 8 3 28 19 10 60
6 Preston North End 37 16 8 13 50 45 19 11 3 5 35 24 18 5 5 8 15 21 5 56
7 Bristol City 37 15 10 12 51 53 18 7 5 6 25 27 19 8 5 6 26 26 -2 55
8 Millwall 37 13 15 9 44 40 18 8 7 3 25 18 19 5 8 6 19 22 4 54
9 Cardiff City 37 13 15 9 52 50 18 8 8 2 26 17 19 5 7 7 26 33 2 54
10 Blackburn Rovers 37 14 11 12 52 45 19 8 8 3 24 16 18 6 3 9 28 29 7 53
11 Swansea City 37 13 14 10 46 45 19 8 5 6 24 20 18 5 9 4 22 25 1 53
12 Derby County 37 13 12 12 49 49 19 10 7 2 28 13 18 3 5 10 21 36 0 51
13 Queens Park Rangers 37 14 8 15 58 62 19 8 5 6 37 33 18 6 3 9 21 29 -4 50
14 Reading 37 13 9 15 46 42 18 7 2 9 23 24 19 6 7 6 23 18 4 48
15 Sheffield Wednesday 37 13 9 15 46 49 18 7 5 6 16 21 19 6 4 9 30 28 -3 48
16 Birmingham City 37 12 11 14 48 57 18 6 5 7 27 29 19 6 6 7 21 28 -9 47
17 Stoke City 37 12 6 19 49 55 19 8 3 8 29 24 18 4 3 11 20 31 -6 42
18 Huddersfield Town 37 11 9 17 45 58 19 7 5 7 24 25 18 4 4 10 21 33 -13 42
19 Middlesbrough 37 9 14 14 37 47 19 6 8 5 18 19 18 3 6 9 19 28 -10 41
20 Wigan Athletic 37 10 11 16 38 50 18 6 6 6 18 22 19 4 5 10 20 28 -12 41
21 Hull City 37 11 8 18 49 63 19 6 3 10 27 33 18 5 5 8 22 30 -14 41
22 Charlton Athletic 37 10 9 18 44 54 19 7 5 7 25 23 18 3 4 11 19 31 -10 39
23 Luton Town 37 10 5 22 43 71 18 7 4 7 27 27 19 3 1 15 16 44 -28 35
24 Barnsley 37 8 10 19 42 62 19 5 7 7 26 33 18 3 3 12 16 29 -20 34

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