This is the League One opening game for these teams, whom are finally battling for points again. Will Derby County or Wigan Athletic get that important first victory?
Derby County form and stats
The season before, Derby County's league results were 21 wins, 13 draws and 12 losses, ending with 7th place in the League One. From these 46 matches they scored {67 goals} and let in 46. Playing at their own stadium in the previous season Derby County delivered 13-6-4 (win-draw-lost) with {40 goals} and 20 conceded.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Blackpool are coming to town in three days.
Derby County have prepared for this season with five friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these five matches are 3 victories, 1 draws and 1 losses. In these games, Derby County have scored {8 goals} and conceded 4 times.
Wigan Athletic form and stats
The last season was not a pleasant experience for Wigan Athletic as they could not accumulate enough points to survive. After only 10 victories from 46 games, relegation was a fact. Wigan's manager Maloney are hoping to lead the team right back to Championship at the first attempt.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Carabao Cup trip to Wrexham.
It's a day of discovery for Wigan Athletic as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Wigan Athletic have played three with the results W1-D1-L1 (win-draw-lost). In these games Wigan Athletic has scored {3 goals} and conceded 2 times.
Head 2 Head
Derby County have won at least one point in the last 7 fixtures (5-2-0) facing Wigan Athletic.Derby County missing players
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| Derby County | Wigan Athletic | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derby County | Last season | Wigan Athletic | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 46 | 23 | Played | P | 23 | 46 | ||
| 21 | 13 | Won | W | 5 | 10 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Drew | D | 8 | 15 | ||
| 12 | 4 | Lost | L | 10 | 21 | ||
| 67 | 40 | Scored | S | 21 | 38 | ||
| 46 | 20 | Conceded | C | 30 | 65 | ||
| 87% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 96% | 91% | ||
| 74% | 78% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 74% | 67% | ||
| 43% | 48% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 39% | 37% | ||
| 24% | 26% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 9% | 15% | ||
| 15% | 13% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 4% | 11% | ||
| 48% | 48% | BTTS | BTTS | 61% | 57% | ||
| 37% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 22% | ||
| 28% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 26% | 30% | ||
| 6 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.3 | ||
| 4.5 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.1 | 4.6 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 14 | 15.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.6 | 10 | ||
| 5.1 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 2.8 | ||
| 29% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 29% | ||
| 9.4 | 7.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.7 | 11.7 | ||
| 3.2 | 2.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Barnsley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Blackpool | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Bristol Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Burton Albion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Cambridge United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Carlisle United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Charlton Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Cheltenham Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Derby County | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Exeter City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Fleetwood Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Leyton Orient | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Lincoln City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Northampton Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Oxford United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Peterborough United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Port Vale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Reading | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Shrewsbury Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Stevenage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Wycombe Wanderers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Wigan Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8 |
| Last season | 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 | 46 | 31 | 8 | 7 | 82 | 47 | 23 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 16 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 31 | 35 | 101 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 101 | 35 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 60 | 13 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 41 | 22 | 66 | 98 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 81 | 37 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 49 | 16 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 21 | 44 | 96 |
| 4 | Barnsley | 46 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 80 | 47 | 23 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 45 | 24 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 23 | 33 | 86 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 62 | 36 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 13 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 23 | 26 | 81 |
| 6 | Peterborough United | 46 | 24 | 5 | 17 | 75 | 54 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 37 | 29 | 21 | 77 |
| 7 | Derby County | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 67 | 46 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 20 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 76 |
| 8 | Portsmouth | 46 | 17 | 19 | 10 | 61 | 50 | 23 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 34 | 22 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 11 | 70 |
| 9 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 59 | 51 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 27 | 8 | 69 |
| 10 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 70 | 66 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 44 | 31 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 4 | 62 |
| 11 | Lincoln City | 46 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 47 | 47 | 23 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 30 | 0 | 62 |
| 12 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 52 | 61 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 29 | -9 | 59 |
| 13 | Fleetwood Town | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 53 | 51 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 58 |
| 14 | Exeter City | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 64 | 68 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 27 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 41 | -4 | 56 |
| 15 | Burton Albion | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 57 | 79 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 33 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 29 | 46 | -22 | 56 |
| 16 | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 45 | 61 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 34 | -16 | 54 |
| 17 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 58 | 73 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 36 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 37 | -15 | 53 |
| 18 | Port Vale | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 48 | 71 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 30 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 41 | -23 | 49 |
| 19 | Oxford United | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 49 | 56 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 31 | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 25 | -7 | 47 |
| 20 | Cambridge United | 46 | 13 | 7 | 26 | 41 | 68 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 42 | -27 | 46 |
| 21 | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 44 | 66 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 33 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 33 | -22 | 45 |
| 22 | Morecambe | 46 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 47 | 78 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 31 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 47 | -31 | 44 |
| 23 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 40 | 77 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 38 | -37 | 44 |
| 24 | Forest Green Rovers | 46 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 89 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 42 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 47 | -58 | 27 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Burnley | 46 | 29 | 14 | 3 | 87 | 35 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 49 | 15 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 38 | 20 | 52 | 101 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 46 | 28 | 7 | 11 | 73 | 39 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 47 | 19 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 20 | 34 | 91 |
| 3 | Luton Town | 46 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 57 | 39 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 31 | 21 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 80 |
| 4 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 84 | 56 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 46 | 19 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 38 | 37 | 28 | 75 |
| 5 | Coventry City | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 58 | 46 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 24 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 22 | 12 | 70 |
| 6 | Sunderland | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 68 | 55 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 33 | 33 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 22 | 13 | 69 |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 52 | 54 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 19 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 35 | -2 | 69 |
| 8 | Millwall | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 57 | 50 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 22 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 28 | 7 | 68 |
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 59 | 53 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 20 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 33 | 6 | 66 |
| 10 | Swansea City | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 68 | 64 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 38 | 32 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 32 | 4 | 66 |
| 11 | Watford | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 56 | 53 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 3 | 63 |
| 12 | Preston North End | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 45 | 59 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 31 | -14 | 63 |
| 13 | Norwich City | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 57 | 54 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 62 |
| 14 | Bristol City | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 55 | 56 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 24 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 32 | -1 | 59 |
| 15 | Hull City | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 51 | 61 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 27 | 34 | -10 | 58 |
| 16 | Stoke City | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 55 | 54 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 27 | 1 | 53 |
| 17 | Birmingham City | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 47 | 58 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 34 | -11 | 53 |
| 18 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 47 | 62 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 37 | -15 | 53 |
| 19 | Rotherham United | 46 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 49 | 60 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 30 | 23 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 30 | -11 | 50 |
| 20 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 44 | 71 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 35 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 36 | -27 | 50 |
| 21 | Cardiff City | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 41 | 58 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 34 | -17 | 49 |
| 22 | Reading | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 46 | 68 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 44 | -22 | 44 |
| 23 | Blackpool | 46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 48 | 72 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 34 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 38 | -24 | 44 |
| 24 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 38 | 65 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 35 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 30 | -27 | 39 |
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