Preston North End v Derby County: everything you need to know
Preston North End meet Derby County at Deepdale, Sunday 2:00am (EFL Championship). Derby County have won 9 of the 16 meetings with Preston North End since 2016.
The big picture
Preston North End come in 24th on the ladder with 8 points; Derby County are 23rd on 10. Only a couple of spots separate them, so there is plenty riding on it.
Preston North End are 1–11–2 in EFL Championship 2026-27, averaging 0.9 goals for and 2.1 against.
Derby County are 2–9–4 in EFL Championship 2026-27, averaging 0.9 goals for and 2 against.
Form
Preston North End have won zero of their last five and most recently lost to Sheffield United 2–3.
Derby County have won one of their last five and most recently beat Bolton Wanderers 3–1.
Head to head
These sides have met 16 times on our records since 2016: Preston North End 3, Derby County 9, 4 drawn.
Last time out (2025-26), Derby County won 1–0 at Deepdale.
Biggest margin between these two: Preston North End by 3 goals in 2020-21 (3–0).
Players to watch
For Preston North End, watch Callum Lang (0.3 goals a game in 2026-27) and Johnny Kenny (0.3 goals a game in 2026-27).
For Derby County, watch Bobby Clark (0.2 goals a game, 2 assists in 2026-27) and Sammie Szmodics (0.2 goals a game, 1 assist in 2026-27).
At Deepdale
Preston North End have won 4 of their last 19 at Deepdale.
What the numbers say
On form, ladder and history, Derby County have the edge.
Written automatically from Lineball's own match and player database. Not betting advice.
