Preston vs Derby: Match Preview — December 26, 2026

Championship · Regular Season - 23 Scheduled

Home · #24 · 8 pts

15:00 Dec 26, 2026

Deepdale

Away · #23 · 10 pts

Preston vs Derby Match Preview

No odds are up for this one so far, and they tend to arrive closer to kick-off. Recent form reads 1W 1D 3L for Preston and 1W 1D 3L for Derby. 10 previous meetings are level at 4 wins each. The table has Preston 24 with 8 points and Derby 23 with 10. Kick-off is December 26, 2026 at 15:00 UTC at Deepdale, Championship · Regular Season - 23.

Preston vs Derby · Totals

Historical estimates from 20 unique matches before kickoff. Each match counts once; percentages show how often the total was exceeded in 90 minutes.

Over 0.5 95% Under 0.5 5%

Over 1.5 60% Under 1.5 40%

Over 2.5 35% Under 2.5 65%

Over 3.5 25% Under 3.5 75%

Over 4.5 15% Under 4.5 85%

Preston vs Derby Match Information

Competition: Championship
Round: 23
Date and time: December 26, 2026 · 15:00 UTC
Status: Scheduled
Venue: Deepdale
City: Preston

Previous Preston vs Derby Meetings

Full Head-to-Head

1Preston

2Draw

3Derby

Championship Jan 17, 2026

Preston 0

Derby 1

Championship Sep 20, 2025

Derby 0

Preston 1

Championship Apr 2, 2025

Derby 2

Preston 0

Championship Nov 23, 2024

Preston 1

Derby 1

Championship Apr 2, 2022

Derby 1

Preston 0

Championship Oct 16, 2021

Preston 0

Derby 0

Team Form Before the Match

Preston Form

Southampton Championship · Nov 7, 2026

1–0

Sheffield Utd Championship · Nov 3, 2026

2–3

Stoke City Championship · Oct 31, 2026

2–0

West Brom Championship · Oct 24, 2026

1–1

Wrexham Championship · Oct 17, 2026

4–1

Derby Form

Bolton Championship · Nov 6, 2026

3–1

Norwich Championship · Nov 3, 2026

0–4

Millwall Championship · Oct 31, 2026

4–1

Sheffield Utd Championship · Oct 24, 2026

1–1

Stoke City Championship · Oct 17, 2026

0–1

Preston vs Derby Lineups

Preston

Possible lineup

Starting XI

1
Daniel Lønne IversenGames: 13 · 1170 min
G
14
Jordan Ben StoreyGames: 12 · 1035 min
D
24
Odeluga Joshua OffiahGames: 12 · 838 min
D
16
Andrew Martyn HughesGames: 10 · 811 min
D
11
Thierry SmallGames: 9 · 228 min
D
15
Jordan Andrew ThompsonGames: 13 · 1053 min
M
7
Alfie Sean DevineGames: 13 · 989 min
M
27
Léo LeroyGames: 13 · 992 min
M
3
Andrija VukčevićGames: 12 · 768 min
M
10
Callum Joseph LangGames: 14 · 855 min
F
37
Delano BurgzorgGames: 12 · 729 min
F

Substitutes

21 Lee Anthony Nicholls9 Jusef Erabi17 Stanley Mills4 Harrison Thomas Clarke38 Johnny Kenny6 Liam James Lindsay19 Lewis Jack Gibson

Derby

Possible lineup

Starting XI

1
Jacob Mikael Widell ZetterströmGames: 10 · 900 min
G
28
Dion Dannie Leonard SandersonGames: 12 · 1011 min
D
26
Ryan Peter HedgesGames: 11 · 717 min
D
6
Sondre Klingen LangåsGames: 9 · 810 min
D
18
Charles James TaylorGames: 8 · 711 min
D
8
Bobby Lamont ClarkGames: 14 · 1180 min
M
11
Samuel Joseph SzmodicsGames: 12 · 925 min
M
20
Alex James MowattGames: 11 · 814 min
M
29
Oscar Luigi FrauloGames: 10 · 444 min
M
15
Lars-Jørgen SalvesenGames: 12 · 274 min
F
10
Rhian Joel BrewsterGames: 11 · 403 min
F

Substitutes

9 Carlton John Morris4 David Ikechukwu Ozoh23 Joe Ward16 Mohammed Gadafi Fuseini24 Ryan Simasiku Nyambe19 Henrik Wendel Meister22 Max Johnston

Standings Before Preston vs Derby

#	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
22	Burnley	15	1	7	7	22	31	-9	10
23	Derby	15	2	4	9	14	30	-16	10
24	Preston	15	2	2	11	13	30	-17	8

Table before kickoff · Season 2026 · Dec 26, 2026 15:00 UTC