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Derby County

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Derby County are hoping to win again after their last result, the 2-3 Championship victory vs Plymouth Argyle.

In that match, Derby County managed 42% possession and 9 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. For Derby County, goals were scored by Marcus Harness (11', 88'), Harrison Armstrong (26') and Nathaniel Phillips (46' Own goal). At the other end, Plymouth Argyle got 11 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. Mustapha Bundu (38') was the scorer for Plymouth Argyle.

It’s been a rare occasion in recent games where Derby County have shown defensive steel. The facts show that Derby County have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 matches, shipping 9 goals during that time. That pattern might not be continued into this game, however.

Looking at the pre-match facts, Derby County:

• are unbeaten in the league by Preston North End in their last 3 games.
• are undefeated in their previous 2 league matches at home.

Preston North End

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After a losing effort in their last game against Aston Villa in FA Cup action, Preston North End will be hoping to turn things around here.

In that match, Preston North End had 29% possession and 4 shots on goal with 1 of them on target. At the other end, Aston Villa got 16 shots on goal with 7 on target. Marcus Rashford (58', 63') and Jacob Ramsey (71') scored for Aston Villa.

During their 6 most recent matches, Paul Heckingbottom's Preston North End have slotted home a total of 7 times - giving them the goals scored per game average of 1.17.

Coming into this clash, Preston North End are without a win away from home in their last 3 league matches.

👥 Head to head

A review of their most recent head-to-head clashes going back to 15/09/2020 shows that Derby County have won 1 of these games and Preston North End 3, with the number of drawn matches being 2.

A combined total of 10 goals were scored between the two sides in these games, with 3 of them from The Rams and 7 created by The Lilywhites. The average goals per game has been 1.67.

The previous league encounter featuring these clubs was Championship match day 16 on 23/11/2024 when it finished Preston North End 1-1 Derby County.

In that game, Preston North End managed 55% possession and 11 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. Their only player to score was Sam Greenwood (23').

At the other end, Derby County had 5 shots on goal with 1 of them on target. Jerry Yates (29') was the scorer.

The referee was David Webb.

📰 Team News: Derby County

Curtis Nelson (Torn knee ligaments), Kemar Roofe (Hamstring injury), Ben Osborn (Hamstring injury), Corey Blackett-Taylor (Hamstring injury), Lars-Jørgen Salvesen (Cruciate ligament tear), Ryan Nyambe (Hamstring injury), Joe Ward (Knee surgery), Dajaune Brown (Hamstring injury) and David Ozoh (Torn thigh muscle) are unavailable for Derby County manager John Eustace.

ℹ️ Team News: Preston North End

Out of a mainly available group of players, there is only a single fitness problem for the Preston North End boss Paul Heckingbottom to contend with. Josh Seary (Knee injury) won’t be playing here.

✨ Prediction

In this game, Preston North End are likely to score a goal against this Derby County lineup, however that isn’t expected to prevent them from conceding a couple at the other end.

We’re tipping a very close game with a 2-1 winning score for Derby County at the end of the 90 minutes. We’ll have to see what happens.

Peter Guest, 18:03 02/04/2025