Derby County Preston North End betting prediction


Betting suggestion:

The most likely scenario for this match is the occurrence of several goals. While Preston North End are expected to dominate for most of the game, it would be unfair to overlook Derby County’s attacking output, even in less positive results. Given these factors, backing the “Over 1.5 Goals” market in this match seems like a good option.
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Preview
Derby and Preston meet at Pride Park Stadium, in a match for the 39th round of the Championship. These teams have tied (1‑1) in the last head‑to‑head for this edition of the league, played on 23‑11‑2024. The head‑to‑head record at this stadium favours the away team, since in the last 3 head‑to‑heads they won 2 and lost 1. Nevertheless, in the last head‑to‑head played at this stadium, for the Championship, on 02‑04‑2022, Derby County won by (1‑0). Ravel Morrison (80' ) scored the only goal of the match. The home/away factor is worth special atention, since although this is a match between 22th and 14th of the league table, it’s also a match between the 16th best team in home matches and the 17th best in away matches.

Analysis Derby

After 10 wins, 8 draws and 20 losses, the home team is in the 22th position, havinf won 38 points so far. In the last match, they have won in an away match against Plymouth Argyle by (2‑3), after in the previous match they have won (2‑0) at home, against Coventry City. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, since they have won 11 points in away matches, with 17 goals scored and 34 conceded, against 27 points won at their stadium, with 23 goals scored and 17 conceded. For the league, Derby won 13 points out of 30 possible points, after 4 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses in the last 10 home matches. They haven't been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 38 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 21 times and have never been able to turn the score around.

Derby County go into this match after a 3-2 victory away to Plymouth, making it three consecutive wins in the league: the team’s goals were scored by Marcus Harness (2) and Harrison Armstrong. The home side are expected to line up in a 3-5-2 formation, aiming to capitalise on counter-attacks. In this setup, the two players likely to take on a more attacking role are Jerry Yates and Marcus Harness. When the team go forward, they focus on the right flank, with full-back Kane Wilson using his pace to deliver crosses and support the attack. Curtis Nelson, Corey Blackett-Taylor, Lars-Jørgen Salvesen, Ryan Nyambe, Kane Wilson, Dajaune Brown, and David Ozoh are all ruled out of this match due to injury.

Confirmed Lineup: Jacob Widell Zetterström, Ryan Nyambe, Craig Forsyth, Callum Elder, Matthew Clarke, Nathaniel Phillips, Marcus Harness, Ebou Adams, Harrison Armegang, Liam Thompson, Jerry Yates.
Coach: J. Eustace.

Analysis Preston

The away team is currently in the 14th position of the league, with 47 points won, after 10 wins, 17 draws and 11 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Sunderland, by (1‑1). In the last match, they won in a home match against Portsmouth, by (2‑1). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, since they have won 16 points in away matches and 31 points at their stadium, with 21 goals scored and 15 goals conceded at home, against 18 goals scored and 29 conceded in away matches. In their last match, for the FA Cup, they got a home loss against Aston Villa by (0‑3). In the last 10 away league matches Preston has a record of 3 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses, so they have won 11 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 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 38 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 13 times and have never been able to turn the score around.

Preston North End go into this match demotivated after a 3-0 defeat at home to Aston Villa in the FA Cup. In their last league match, however, they secured a 2-1 victory over Portsmouth. The away side are expected to line up in a 5-3-2 formation, with counter-attacks as their main offensive weapon. Up front, Emil Riis and Will Keane will be the key attacking references. In midfield, Stefán Teitur Thórdarson will be the team's playmaker, responsible for organising play and controlling the tempo of the match. Sam Greenwood is unavailable for this game due to suspension.

Confirmed Lineup: David Cornell, Jayden Meghoma, Kaine Kessler, Liam Lindsay, Ryan Porteous, Lewis Gibson, Ryan Ledson, Mads Frokjaer-Jensen, Stefán Þórðarson, Will Keane, Milutin Osmajic.
Coach: R. Lowe.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Derby vs Preston match, on 2 April 2025, of the preview written by the editors of Betting Academy Tanzania, goes to: Over 1,5 goals ⇒ bet available on bet365.

The Derby vs Preston on 2 April 2025 will be played at Derby, Pride Park Stadium.

The most voted bet by tipsters at Betting Academy Tanzania, for the Derby Preston match, on the "match odds" market, was a win by Derby at with 69% of the tips.

 

Championship - 2024/2025

  • 100% 557 / 557 Games

  • Home team wins 45.6%
  • Draws 28.19%
  • Away team wins 26.21%
  • Over 1.5 70.92%
  • Over 2.5 44.7%
  • Over 3.5 21.54%
  • Goals 1366
  • Goals /match 2.45
  • Goals /match home 1.43
  • Goals /match away 1.02
  • Both teams score 50.09%
  • Goals after 80' 16.76%
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