Ace Football previews the Championship round 1 match between Stoke and Derby and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Derby face a daunting first assignment in the Championship when they visit the title favourites Stoke on the opening day of the new campaign.
Form: Stoke vs Derby
Stoke Form
A single draw is all Stoke have to show from their last three games, where they came up short, losing 6-0 and 0-2 against Leeds and Sheffield United respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation with a 0-0 against Derby. Stoke won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship, while also drawing two. They suffered one defeats, while they scored seven and conceded four goals.
Derby Form
Derby recorded a draw and two wins, as the won by 1-3 and 0-1 against West Bromwich and Hull, respectively. Last time out, Stoke ended their streak as the match finished even 0-0. Derby won half their previous six away matches in the Championship, as well as seeing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored nine goals whilst conceding seven.
Betting stats and facts for Stoke and Derby
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Stoke and Derby. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 8 of the last 10 Stoke matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Stoke have lost the last 3 home matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 9 Stoke matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Stoke have lost 4 of the last 5 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 8 of the last 10 Stoke matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Derby matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Derby matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Derby matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Derby matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Derby away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players in form: Stoke vs Derby
Despite scoring just once in six Championship games, Stoke hope Lewis Baker adds to his collection of goals sooner rather than later. Meanwhile, Derby put their faith in Ebou Adams to handle the home side defence and double up on his recent strike rate of one goal in six Championship games.
Popular markets: Stoke vs Derby
Full-time result
Stoke claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing three. Derby won six of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost two of the games in this run.
Both teams to score
Stoke scored first in six of their last ten home games. Derby got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Stoke have failed to score in 3 consecutive games. Derby managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Stoke were first on target in four of their last 10 outings. Stoke have scored in 10 consecutive home meetings with Derby.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Stoke, who scored an average of 0.8 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Derby, who managed to score 1.7 times in those matches.
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