Derby County vs Bolton Wanderers prediction and preview

Derby County vs Bolton Wanderers

Championship · Friday 6 November 2026, 20:00 UTC · Pride Park Stadium, Derby

Derby County · Bolton Wanderers · Championship predictions

Derby County welcome Bolton Wanderers at Pride Park Stadium in Derby on Friday 6 November 2026 (20:00 UTC) in the Championship. Derby County are 23rd in the table with 7 points from 14, while Bolton Wanderers are 16th in the table with 17 points from 14.

Recent form: Derby County L-L-D-L-L, Bolton Wanderers W-L-L-D-W (most recent first). Over their last 6, Derby County have scored 0.7 and conceded 2.5 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 4. Bolton Wanderers average 1.3 scored and 1.8 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Derby County won 6, 2 games were drawn and Bolton Wanderers won 2. Those games averaged 2.3 goals, 6 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 4. The most recent meeting, on 16 Mar 2024, ended Derby County 1-0 Bolton Wanderers.

Derby County list 8 absentees, including Matt Clarke (injury), Derry Murkin (injury) and Sondre Langås (injury). Matt Clarke and Derry Murkin have featured heavily in recent matches. James Bell is the appointed referee. Across 70 earlier matches in our data the average is 3.7 yellow cards per game and 0.1 penalties per game, and home sides won 46% of those games.

Bookmaker prices point to an evenly balanced contest. Probabilities describe uncertainty; they are not guarantees.