A home victory is expected from this fixture if the league table is a guide to future results. The Derby County regulars are confident that the gap between 5th and Accrington Stanley's 20th spot in the table will be revealed on the ground.
- Derby County have the fewest conceded goals (17) in League One
- Accrington Stanley have the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) in League One
It's no vacation for neither County nor Accrington Stanley as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Derby County form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Pride Park Stadium as Derby County have scored 19 goals to get 23 points from 11 games. The overall stats in the League One are 7-2-2 (wins-draws-losses). days ago.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Joe Wildsmith not having conceded a league goal in 281 minutes.
Derby County's last game was hosting Cambridge United (placed 19th) and winning 1-0. Cashin, defender, was given a rating of 7.93/10 in that game, top of the team. Cashin hit the woodwork once and won 16 of 23 duels.
Before that, County played out a draw 0-0 when visiting Bolton Wanderers.The Derby County fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 19 goals in 11 league matches. Derby County have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Accrington Stanley form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Accrington Stanley so far with only 11 points returning home. The records show 3-2-6 (win-draw-lose).
Two away games in a row for Accrington, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 versus Morecambe. That defeat was their first after three consecutive league rounds winning points. Midfield player Coyle was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.83/10. Coyle hit two key passes.
A draw for Accrington Stanley before that, at their own venue hosting Barnsley (1-1).Considering a bet on a low-scoring game? 5 league games in a row with this team have had less than three (under 2.5) goals.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Accrington Stanley as they have only managed to score 7 times from 11 away games in the league. 16 goals have been conceded by Accrington in these games. Accrington Stanley has visited these top teams three times, and 2 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
The latest recorded scoreline involving both these squads is the Accrington Stanley - Derby County 0-3 played not long ago this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): County two wins, zero draws and Accrington Stanley zero victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less. The matches between these sides sometimes lean towards being a bit rough, having seen 2 sending-offs from the last two duels. One of the players to grab the headlines has been Osula with 2 goals scored against Accrington Stanley in these 2 meetings.
Top Goalscorers
  D. McGoldrick 7 goals |  J. Collins 7 goals |  N. Mendez-Laing 4 goals |
Derby County missing players
Accrington Stanley missing players
| Derby County | Accrington Stanley | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 10 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 29 | 19 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 21 |
| 17 | 10 | 0 | Conceded | C | 7 | 16 | 34 |
| 74% | 82% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 57% | 64% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 64% | 68% |
| 39% | 64% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 36% | 41% |
| 17% | 27% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 9% | 23% |
| 9% | 18% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 39% | 55% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 36% | 45% |
| 48% | 45% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 27% | 23% |
| 39% | 18% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 36% | 36% |
| 6.4 | 5.8 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.3 | 7.1 | 6 |
| 4.6 | 4.2 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.5 | 5.5 |
| 1.9 | 2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13.2 | 13.5 | 14.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 12.7 | 12.8 |
| 4.5 | 4.8 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
| 28% | 36% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 8% | 18% | 26% |
| 9.4 | 9 | 5.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.3 | 10 | 11.7 |
| 2.9 | 2.9 | 1.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
- Accrington Stanley have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Accrington Stanley have the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) in League One
- Accrington Stanley haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Derby County have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Derby County have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Accrington Stanley have scored away.
- Derby County have the fewest conceded goals (17) in League One
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 53 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 46 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 22 | 49 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 40 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 49 |
| 4 | Barnsley | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 40 |
| 5 | Derby County | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 38 |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 37 |
| 7 | Peterborough United | 23 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 39 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 11 | 35 |
| 8 | Wycombe Wanderers | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 35 |
| 9 | Port Vale | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -7 | 32 |
| 10 | Portsmouth | 21 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 28 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 31 |
| 11 | Exeter City | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 1 | 31 |
| 12 | Bristol Rovers | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 41 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 20 | -3 | 31 |
| 13 | Oxford United | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 29 |
| 14 | Shrewsbury Town | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -3 | 29 |
| 15 | Lincoln City | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -5 | 28 |
| 16 | Cheltenham Town | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 28 |
| 17 | Fleetwood Town | 23 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 26 |
| 18 | Charlton Athletic | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 33 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -1 | 25 |
| 19 | Cambridge United | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 20 | -13 | 24 |
| 20 | Accrington Stanley | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -13 | 22 |
| 21 | Burton Albion | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 32 | 45 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 26 | -13 | 22 |
| 22 | Milton Keynes Dons | 23 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 13 | -11 | 21 |
| 23 | Forest Green Rovers | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 46 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 26 | -26 | 20 |
| 24 | Morecambe | 23 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -15 | 18 |
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