Preston North End vs Derby County - Championship Prediction – Just Football Predictions

Just Football Predictions

Saturday, 17 January 2026 at 15:00

Championship

Deepdale

Preston North End

Preston North End

vs

Derby County

Derby County

Match Predictions

Home Win

42.9%

62% confidence

Draw

25.1%

62% confidence

Away Win

32%

62% confidence

Both Teams Score

41.6%

63% confidence

Match Odds

Home Win

2.26

44.2% implied

Best: 2.32 @ 10Bet

Draw

3.12

32.1% implied

Best: 3.25 @ 188Bet

Away Win

3.27

30.6% implied

Best: 3.40 @ Dafabet

Both Teams Score

2.01

49.8% implied

Best: 2.08 @ 188Bet

BTTS No

1.75

57.1% implied

Best: 1.77 @ 10Bet

Key insights

European Race

Preston North End

Preston North End in position 4 - competing for European qualification

Medium impact

Rotation Risk

Derby County

Derby County has 4 fixtures in 14-day window - rotation risk due to congestion

Medium impact

Match Normality

75%

Minor irregularities detected

Recent Form

Preston North End

Preston North End

Preston North End 0

Wigan Athletic

Wigan Athletic 1

Bristol City

Preston North End

Preston North End 2

Preston North End

Preston North End 3

Sheffield Wednesday

Sheffield Wednesday 0

Wrexham

Preston North End

Preston North End 1

Stoke City

Preston North End

Preston North End 0

Derby County

Derby County

Leeds United

Derby County

Wrexham

Derby County

Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough 0

Leicester City

Leicester City 2

Derby County

Birmingham City

Birmingham City 1

Derby County

League Position

Preston North End vs Derby County

POS	TEAM	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS
4	PNE Preston North End	26	11	10	5	36	25	+11	43
13	DRB Derby County	26	9	8	9	35	35	+0	35

Championship Identity

Statistical markers from past 5 seasons

Home Win

41.4%

Home advantage

Draw

25.9%

Stalemates

Away Win

32.8%

Against the odds

Over 2.5

45.6%

High-scoring

Goals Per Match

2.5

Attacking patterns

BTTS

48.9%

Both teams score

Clean Sheets

8.2%

Shut outs

Scoring Minutes

0-15'

13.5%

15-30'

14.3%

30-45'

16.5%

45-60'

16.7%

60-75'

16.4%

75-90'

22.6%

Cards

3.8

+0.1 red

Predictability

48.0%

Pattern confidence

Blanks

8.2%

Failed to score

Corners

9.2

Per match