Preston North End vs Derby County

Full Time

Value Assessment

Home Win
2.27
43% pred
-1.0%
Draw
3.09
25% pred
-7.0%
Away Win
3.32
32% pred
+1.5%
BTTS Yes 1.98 42%
BTTS No 1.78 51%

Key Insights

European Race

Preston North End

Preston North End in position 6 - competing for European qualification

Medium impact

Rotation Risk

Derby County

Derby County has 4 fixtures in 14-day window - rotation risk due to congestion

Medium impact

Away Specialist

Derby County

Derby County exceptional away form: 5 wins in last 8 away matches (62% win rate)

Medium impact

Match Normality

75%

Minor irregularities detected

Match Info

Kickoff
Sat, Jan 17 2026 · 15:00
Venue
Deepdale (Preston)
Competition
Championship · 27
Referee
Farai Hallam Farai Hallam

Coaches

Paul Heckingbottom

Paul Heckingbottom

Preston North End Preston North End

In role since Aug 2024

Tactical tendency badges are currently unavailable for this league context.

John Eustace

John Eustace

Derby County Derby County

In role since Feb 2025

Tactical tendency badges are currently unavailable for this league context.

Recent Form

Preston North End Preston North End
1W 1D 3L
0.6 GF · 1.4 GA
D H Watford Watford 2-2
W H Portsmouth Portsmouth 1-0
L H Hull City Hull City 0-3
L H Derby County Derby County 0-1
L H Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic 0-1
1W 1D 3L
0.6 GF · 1.4 GA
D H Watford Watford 2-2
W H Portsmouth Portsmouth 1-0
L H Hull City Hull City 0-3
L H Derby County Derby County 0-1
L H Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic 0-1
1W 2D 2L
0.8 GF · 1.4 GA
D A Swansea City Swansea City 1-1
L A Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers 0-1
D A Ipswich Town Ipswich Town 1-1
L A Middlesbrough Middlesbrough 0-4
W A Bristol City Bristol City 2-0
1W 3D 1L
1 GF · 1 GA
D A Swansea City Swansea City 1-1
L A Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers 0-1
D H Watford Watford 2-2
W H Portsmouth Portsmouth 1-0
D A Ipswich Town Ipswich Town 1-1
Derby County Derby County
3W 0D 2L
2 GF · 1.4 GA
L A Hull City Hull City 2-4
L A Watford Watford 0-2
W A Bristol City Bristol City 5-0
W A Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic 2-1
W A Preston North End Preston North End 1-0
1W 1D 3L
1.2 GF · 1.6 GA
W H Swansea City Swansea City 2-0
L H Ipswich Town Ipswich Town 1-2
D H West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion 1-1
L H Leeds United Leeds United 1-3
L H Wrexham Wrexham 1-2
3W 0D 2L
2 GF · 1.4 GA
L A Hull City Hull City 2-4
L A Watford Watford 0-2
W A Bristol City Bristol City 5-0
W A Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic 2-1
W A Preston North End Preston North End 1-0
2W 0D 3L
2 GF · 1.6 GA
L A Hull City Hull City 2-4
L A Watford Watford 0-2
W H Swansea City Swansea City 2-0
L H Ipswich Town Ipswich Town 1-2
W A Bristol City Bristol City 5-0

Sidelined Players

Preston North End Preston North End 0 out

No reported absences

Derby County Derby County 3 out
Jacob Widell Zetterström
Jacob Widell Zetterström
injury
Jaydon Banel
Jaydon Banel
injury
Sondre Langås
Sondre Langås
injury

Head-to-Head (Last 10)

Preston North End
4
40%
Draws
2
20%
Derby County
4
40%
Avg Goals
1.5
BTTS
20%

League Signals

Predictability
51%
MEDIUM
Home Bias
+9%
MODERATE
Avg Goals
2.5
MEDIUM
Draw Rate
26%
BTTS
49%
Over 2.5
46%

Final Words

Preston North End have struggled recently, winning just 1 of their last 5 matches.