Southampton vs Derby County prediction and preview

Championship · Saturday 21 November 2026, 12:30 UTC

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Southampton vs Derby County

Championship · Saturday 21 November 2026, 12:30 UTC · St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton

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Southampton vs Derby County preview

Southampton host Derby County in the Championship on Saturday 21 November 2026, kick-off 12:30 UTC at St. Mary's Stadium in Southampton. Southampton go into the round 4th, on 28 points from 15 games, while Derby County are 23rd in the table with 10 points from 15.

Southampton come into the game with a L-D-W-W-D run in the league (2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5), while Derby County's recent sequence reads W-L-L-D-L. Over their last 6, Southampton have scored 1.5 and conceded 0.8 goals per game, with 2 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Derby County average 1.0 scored and 2.5 conceded across their last 6, with 0 clean sheets.

Head to head, Southampton have 3 wins to Derby County's 2 across 10 meetings, with 5 draws. Those games averaged 2.2 goals, 4 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 6. The most recent meeting, on 11 Apr 2026, ended Southampton 2-1 Derby County.

Data as of 7 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
4Southampton158432915+1428DWWDL
23Derby County152491430-1610LDLLW

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Southampton 3, draws 5, Derby County 2.

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Southampton expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Daniel Peretz, Jack Stephens, James Bree, Keven Schlotterbeck, Finn Azaz, James Ward-Prowse, Kuryu Matsuki, Léo Scienza, Flynn Downes, Lewis Dobbin

Derby County expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Jacob Widell Zetterström, Ryan Nyambe, Dion Sanderson, Jack Robinson, Bobby Clark, David Ozoh, Sammie Szmodics, Rhian Brewster, Carlton Morris, Ryan Hedges, Henrik Meister

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