Preston VS Derby

Fixtures, lineups and Stats

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Preston vs Derby has a mixed Championship balance, with Derby wins answered by a Preston reply and shared points. Derby won 1-0 at Preston on 17 January 2026 and 2-0 at home on 2 April 2025, while Preston won 1-0 at Derby on 20 September 2025. The 1-1 draw on 23 November 2024 and 0-0 on 16 October 2021 keep the fixture open.

Past matches, Preston vs Derby

  • League Regular Season - 27
    Home Preston
    0 - 1
    Derby Away
    Deepdale
  • League Regular Season - 6
    Home Derby
    0 - 1
    Preston Away
    Pride Park Stadium
  • League Regular Season - 39
    Home Derby
    2 - 0
    Preston Away
    Pride Park Stadium
  • League Regular Season - 16
    Home Preston
    1 - 1
    Derby Away
    Deepdale
  • League Regular Season - 40
    Home Derby
    1 - 0
    Preston Away
    Pride Park Stadium

Match center

Preston
Preston
0 - 1
FT
Derby
Derby

Starting eleven

Substitutes Preston
  • 13
    G
  • 6
    D
  • 2
    D
  • 34
    M
  • 26
    D
  • 15
    M
  • 10
    M
  • 24
    F
  • 9
    F
Derby Substitutes
  • G
    12
  • D
    3
  • F
    11
  • F
    14
  • F
    15
  • M
    16
  • G
    99
  • D
    24
  • M
    29

Match events

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  • 38'
    Yellow Card
  • 38'
    Bobby Clark Yellow Card
  • 40'
    David Ozoh Yellow Card
  • 57'
    Ben Brereton Díaz Yellow Card
  • 58'
    T. Small J. Lewis
  • 63'
    Callum Elder Yellow Card
  • 66'
    Lewis Dobbin Yellow Card
  • 67'
    P. Valentin B. Potts
  • 67'
    D. Jebbison M. Osmajic
  • 67'
    D. Jebbison M. Osmajic
  • 68'
    P. Valentin B. Potts
  • 72'
    O. Fraulo R. Brewster
  • 73'
    O. Fraulo R. Brewster
  • 73'
    L. Thompson D. Ozoh
  • 79'
    J. Thompson L. Dobbin
  • 79'
    M. Smith A. McCann
  • 82'
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    P. Agyemang Normal Goal
  • 87'
    Jordan Thompson Yellow Card
  • 87'
    Liam Thompson Yellow Card
  • 89'
    L. Salvesen P. Agyemang
  • 89'
    A. Weimann B. Clark
  • 89'
    A. Weimann B. Clark
  • 89'
    L. Salvesen P. Agyemang

Stats for this game

Matchup Preston VS Derby

Derby hold a narrow set of advantages

Derby won 1-0 at Preston on 17 January 2026, 2-0 at home on 2 April 2025 and 1-0 at home on 2 April 2022. Preston answered with a 1-0 victory at Derby on 20 September 2025, while the 1-1 draw at Preston on 23 November 2024 and 0-0 at Preston on 16 October 2021 add shared points. The 1-0 results leave the balance especially close. The draw scores add further space for a different overall outcome.

Close scores leave the balance open

The decisive Championship results carry one- or two-goal margins, with no single score defining the pairing. Derby have the clearer direction, but Preston’s away win and the draws keep the comparison measured. A future league meeting will ask whether Derby can extend its edge or Preston can turn another close contest into a result in its favour. That tension gives both clubs a credible historical counterpoint.

Past head to head stats
Preston VS Derby

Balance Wins - Draws - Losses over time

Preston
Derby

Points per match over time

Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 10 games

Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 19 games

Preston VS Derby
Head-to-Head History

Regular Season - 27
Preston
0 - 1
Derby
Deepdale
Regular Season - 6
Derby
0 - 1
Preston
Pride Park Stadium
Regular Season - 39
Derby
2 - 0
Preston
Pride Park Stadium
Regular Season - 16
Preston
1 - 1
Derby
Deepdale
Regular Season - 40
Derby
1 - 0
Preston
Pride Park Stadium
Regular Season - 12
Preston
0 - 0
Derby
Deepdale
Regular Season - 43
Preston
3 - 0
Derby
Deepdale
Regular Season - 21
Derby
0 - 1
Preston
Pride Park Stadium
2nd Round
Derby
1 - 2
Preston
Pride Park Stadium
Regular Season - 40
Preston
0 - 1
Derby
Deepdale
Regular Season - 17
Derby
1 - 0
Preston
Pride Park Stadium
Regular Season - 30
Preston
0 - 0
Derby
 
Regular Season - 5
Derby
2 - 0
Preston
Pride Park Stadium
Regular Season - 40
Preston
0 - 1
Derby
 
Regular Season - 3
Derby
1 - 0
Preston
Pride Park Stadium
Regular Season - 36
Derby
1 - 1
Preston
Pride Park Stadium
Regular Season - 3
Preston
0 - 1
Derby
 
Regular Season - 29
Derby
0 - 0
Preston
 
Regular Season - 6
Preston
1 - 2
Derby
 

Previous games Preston

Regular Season - 7
Preston
0 - 1
Lincoln
Deepdale
Regular Season - 6
Watford
2 - 1
Preston
Vicarage Road
Regular Season - 5
Preston
2 - 1
Blackburn
Deepdale
Regular Season - 4
Preston
1 - 3
Bristol City
Deepdale
Regular Season - 3
Charlton
1 - 0
Preston
The Valley

Previous games Derby

Regular Season - 7
Derby
1 - 2
Birmingham
 
Regular Season - 6
Derby
0 - 1
West Brom
Pride Park Stadium
Regular Season - 5
West Ham
3 - 0
Derby
London Stadium
Regular Season - 4
Portsmouth
0 - 2
Derby
Fratton Park
Regular Season - 3
Derby
0 - 3
Swansea
Pride Park Stadium

Upcoming games Preston

- Regular Season - 8
QPR
Preston
 
- Regular Season - 9
Preston
Millwall
Deepdale
- Regular Season - 10
Birmingham
Preston
 
- Regular Season - 11
Wrexham
Preston
 
- Regular Season - 12
Preston
West Brom
Deepdale

Upcoming games Derby

- Regular Season - 8
Burnley
Derby
Turf Moor
- Regular Season - 9
Derby
Wrexham
 
- Regular Season - 10
QPR
Derby
 
- Regular Season - 11
Derby
Stoke City
 
- Regular Season - 12
Sheffield Utd
Derby
Bramall Lane