Season so far

Championship

Key, Derby v Preston
League position, Derby County 19th, Preston North End 8thTotal points, Derby County 5, Preston North End 8

Goals scored

Derby County 8Preston North End 6

Form guide

All competitions

Derby County won
v West Bromwich Albion
0
1
Championship
Preston North End draw
v Middlesbrough
2
2
Championship
Derby County draw
v Ipswich Town
2
2
Championship
Preston North End lose
v Portsmouth
1
0
Championship
Derby County lose
v Burnley
2
1
League Cup
Preston North End lose
v Wrexham
2
3
League Cup
Derby County draw
v Bristol City
1
1
Championship
Preston North End won
v Ipswich Town
1
0
Championship
Derby County lose
v Coventry City
3
5
Championship
Preston North End won
v Leicester City
2
1
Championship

Previous meetings

All competitions

Derby County and Preston North End
Played 69
Derby County Won 27Preston North End Won 25Draw 17

Previous scores

All competitions

Championship

Derby County 2 , Preston North End 0 on the 2nd of April 2025
Derby County
Preston North End
2nd of April 2025
Preston North End 1 , Derby County 1 on the 23rd of November 2024
Preston North End
Derby County
23rd of November 2024
Derby County 1 , Preston North End 0 on the 2nd of April 2022
Derby County
Preston North End
2nd of April 2022

Match Facts

  • Derby County have lost just one of their last 15 home league games against Preston North End (W9 D5), winning five of their last six to nil.

  • Preston North End have won just two of their last 20 league meetings with Derby County (D6 L12), with both of those coming in the 2020-21 Championship campaign (1-0 away, 3-0 home).

  • The two sides who’ve had the fewest shots in the Championship this season are Derby County (35) and Preston North End (47) and although the Rams have the worst xG in the league (4.1), they also have the best conversion rate (22.9%).

  • Preston have the second lowest passing accuracy (70%) of any Championship side so far this season, and have played the highest percentage of their passes long (23%).

  • Paul Heckingbottom will take charge of his 50th Championship game as Preston North End manager – only one of the last eight managers have celebrated a half century of league games with PNE with victory (D1 L6), Alan Irvine winning 2-0 versus Bristol City in 2008.