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Derby County v Preston North End: head to head | Lineball
Derby County edge 4–0 on season record, scoring margin, recent form and recent meetings. 52 meetings in EFL Championship on record. A read of the stats, not a tip.
Derby County lead the head to head 24–16 (12 draws) from 52 meetings since 1914.
2026-27: Derby County 2–9–4, Preston North End 1–11–2. Derby County have the better margin, -1.1 a game to -1.3.
Last five: Derby County 1 win, Preston North End 0.
Derby County average more shots on target per game: 3.8 to 2.4.
Preston North End concede fewer offsides per game: 1.7 to 2.7.
Derby County average more saves per game: 4.1 to 2.9.
Derby County’s biggest win in the rivalry: 5–1 in 2003-04, by 4.
Preston North End’s biggest win in the rivalry: 3–0 in 2020-21, by 3.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Head to head
2452 games · 12 drawn since 191416
18 Jan 2026 · Deepdale, PrestonDerby County 1Preston North End 0
21 Sept 2025 · Pride Park Stadium, DerbyDerby County 0Preston North End 1
3 Apr 2025 · Pride Park Stadium, DerbyDerby County 2Preston North End 0
24 Nov 2024 · Deepdale, PrestonDerby County 1Preston North End 1
3 Apr 2022 · Pride Park Stadium, DerbyDerby County 1Preston North End 0
17 Oct 2021 · Deepdale, PrestonDerby County 0Preston North End 0
21 Apr 2021 · Deepdale, PrestonDerby County 0Preston North End 3
27 Dec 2020 · Pride Park Stadium, DerbyDerby County 0Preston North End 1
2026-27 season
Per game, this season.
0.914 totalScored per gameper game0.912 total
230 totalConceded per gameper game · lower is better2.130 total