Preston North End vs Derby County prediction and preview

Championship · Saturday 26 December 2026, 15:00 UTC

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Preston North End vs Derby County

Championship · Saturday 26 December 2026, 15:00 UTC · Deepdale, Preston

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Preston North End vs Derby County preview

Preston North End welcome Derby County at Deepdale in Preston on Saturday 26 December 2026 (15:00 UTC) in the Championship. Preston North End sit 24th on 5 points after 14 matches, while Derby County sit 23rd on 7 points after 14 matches.

Recent form: Preston North End L-L-D-L-L, Derby County L-L-D-L-L (most recent first). Over their last 6, Preston North End 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 3. Derby County average 0.7 scored and 2.5 conceded across their last 6, with 0 clean sheets.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Preston North End won 3, 2 games were drawn and Derby County won 5. Those games averaged 1.3 goals, 1 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 1. The most recent meeting, on 17 Jan 2026, ended Preston North End 0-1 Derby County.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
23Derby County141491129-187LLDLL
24Preston North End1412111230-185LLDLL

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Preston North End 3, draws 2, Derby County 5.

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Preston North End expected line-up (3-4-1-2)

Daniel Iversen, O. Offiah, Andrew Hughes, Jordan Storey, Léo Leroy, Jordan Thompson, Andrija Vukcevic, Stanley Mills, Johnny Kenny

Derby County expected line-up (4-4-2)

Jacob Widell Zetterström, Ryan Nyambe, Dion Sanderson, Bobby Clark, Sammie Szmodics, David Ozoh, Joe Ward, Carlton Morris, Ryan Hedges, Henrik Meister

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