Ace Football previews the Championship game between Derby and Preston who meet up this coming Wednesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
When Preston come to Pride Park for the Championship match this coming Wednesday, Derby will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Team form: Derby vs Preston
Derby Form
Derby swept all aside in their last three matches and started off by winning 2-1 against Blackburn. They went on to defeat Coventry 2-0 and made it three on the spin against Plymouth in a 2-3 victory. Derby managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Championship. In the remaining four, they drew one and lost three, as they scored four and conceded four goals.
Preston Form
Preston have a win and a draw to show from their last three matches. They first finished even in a 1-1 draw with Sunderland, before they won a game against Portsmouth with a 2-1 scoreline. Unfortunately for them, this was followed by a 0-3 defeat at the hands of Aston Villa. Preston won twice, while also recording one draw, and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches says seven goals conceded and six scored.
Betting stats for Derby and Preston
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Derby and Preston. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 30 of the last 32 Derby home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 18 of the last 20 Derby home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Derby matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Derby home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Derby home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 13 Preston matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 15 of the last 16 Preston matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 12 Preston away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 12 Preston away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Preston matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
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Full-time result
Derby claimed four wins, drew one and lost five of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Preston won three, drew two and lost five of their last 10 games away.
Both teams to score
Derby scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Preston scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Preston should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Wednesday, as Derby only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Preston claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 games.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Derby, who scored an average of 0.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Preston, who managed to score 0.9 times in those matches.
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