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Derby County Preston North End betting prediction


Betting suggestion:

The most likely scenario for this match will be the existence of several goals. The home team enjoys a squad with more individual alternatives and plays in their stadium, with a control of the ball possession to be expected. On the other hand, Preston has a squad with some quality weapons, however, it faces a rival that is going through a moment of confidence, that is, and therefore should act in a very cautious way. That said, we imagine a very balanced game, making risking in favor of the "Under 2.5 Goals" market a good option.
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Preview
Derby County and Preston North End meet at Pride Park Stadium, in a match for the 21th round of the Championship. The head‑to‑head history at this stadium, favours the home team, since in the last 6 head‑to‑heads they won 3, tied 2 and lost 1. Nevertheless, in the last head‑to‑head played at this stadium, for the League Cup, on 15‑09‑2020, Preston North End won by (1‑2). J. Knight (51' ) scored for Derby County and D. Johnson (90' ) and T. Barkhuizen (79' ) for Preston North End. The home/away factor is worth special atention, since although this is a match between 22th and 15th of the league table, it’s also a match between the 24th best team in home matches and the 4th best in away matches.

Analysis Derby

The home team is currently in the 22th position of the league, with 16 points won, after 3 wins, 7 draws and 9 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in a home match against Stoke City, by (0‑0). In the last match, they won in a home match against Swansea City, by (2‑0). This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since they have won 9 points in away matches, with 5 goals scored and 9 conceded, against 7 points won at their stadium, with 5 goals scored and 13 conceded. For the league, Derby County won 7 points out of 30 possible points, after 1 win, 4 draws and 5 losses in the last 10 home matches. The most recurrent result at half‑time in their home league matches was the 0‑0 (4 out of 10 matches). In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, since 9 of the last 10 matches have ended with Under 2,5 goals. They have conceded the first goal in 9 of their 19 matches for this competition, and have never been able to turn the score around. In the last 10 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 7 of their 13 goals between minutes (76'‑90').

Derby County comes motivated for this match after winning 2-0 against Swansea, making it the sixth consecutive encounter without losing in this competition: the team's goals were signed by Kamil Jozwiak and Colin Kazim-Richards. Mister Wayne Rooney should favor maintaining ball possession and organized attacks, especially through the corridors. Jersey nr. 9 Martyn Waghorn is the highlight of Derby County with 2 goals and 2 assists. For this match the local coach cannot count on Tom Lawrence and Curtis Davies, both with physical problems.

Confirmed Lineup: David Marshall, Lee Buchanan, Matthew Clarke, Andre Wisdom, Nathan Byrne, Graeme Shinnie, Krystian Bielik, Jason Knight, Kamil Jóźwiak, Colin Kazim-Richards, Martyn Waghorn.
Coach: W. Rooney.

Analysis Preston

The away team is currently in the 15th position of the league, with 26 points won, after 8 wins, 2 draws and 10 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Barnsley, by (2‑1). In the last match, they won in a home match against Bristol City, by (1‑0). This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since they have won 16 points in away matches and 10 at their stadium, with 8 goals scored and 12 conceded at home, against 19 goals scored and 18 conceded in away matches. In the last 10 away league matches Preston North End has a record of 5 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses, so they have won 16 points out of 30 possible. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away mathes there is a tendency for goals, since 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 20 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 11 times and have only turned the score around in 2. In the last 10 away matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 7 of their 19 goals between minutes (46'‑60').

Preston North End heads into this match with a 1-0 win against Bristol City, putting an end to the two consecutive failures in this competition: the only goal of the match was signed by Daniel Johnson. In this match against Derby County, the coach Alex Neil should privilege the organization of his block and the counterattacks, exploring the space in the opponent's back in the best way. Striker Scott Sinclair is the highlight of this Preston team, who is the scorer with 7 goals scored. Out of this game are Brad Potts, Louis Moult, Billy Bodin, Patrick Bauer, Ben Pearson and Ryan Ledson, all injured.

Confirmed Lineup: Declan Rudd, Darnell Fisher, Paul Huntington, Ben Davies, Joshua Earl, Paul Gallagher, Alan Browne, Daniel Johnson, Scott Sinclair, Sean Maguire, Tom Barkhuizen.
Coach: R. Lowe.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Derby vs Preston match, on 26 December 2020, of the preview written by the editors of Online Betting Academy, goes to: Under 2,5 goals ⇒ bet available on bet365.

The Derby vs Preston on 26 December 2020 will be played at Derby, Pride Park Stadium.

The most voted bet by tipsters at Online Betting Academy, for the Derby Preston match, on the "match odds" market, was a win by Derby at with 46% of the tips.

 

Championship - 2020/2021

  • 100% 557 / 557 Games

  • Home team wins 41.29%
  • Draws 25.13%
  • Away team wins 33.57%
  • Over 1.5 68.04%
  • Over 2.5 40.75%
  • Over 3.5 18.67%
  • Goals 1284
  • Goals /match 2.31
  • Goals /match home 1.25
  • Goals /match away 1.05
  • Both teams score 45.24%
  • Goals after 80' 17.21%
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