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Championship | Gameweek 25
Dec 30, 2021 at 7.45pm UK
bet365 Stadium
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Stoke
1 - 2
Derby

Ince (78')
Wilmot (16'), Vrancic (61'), Tymon (71')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Plange (16'), Kazim-Richards (85')
Plange (59')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Championship clash between Stoke City and Derby County, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Stoke City 1-1 Derby County

Regardless of the three-day turnaround, Derby should only benefit from taking on a team without match practice. All things considered, however, everything points to this contest ending in a low-scoring draw, a result which would not suit either club. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Stoke City win with a probability of 47.91%. A draw had a probability of 28% and a win for Derby County had a probability of 24.11%.

The most likely scoreline for a Stoke City win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.75%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.92%) and 2-1 (8.58%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.76%), while for a Derby County win it was 0-1 (9.5%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 5.5% likelihood.

Result
Stoke CityDrawDerby County
47.91%27.98%24.11%
Both teams to score 42.79%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
37.96%62.04%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
18.24%81.76%
Stoke City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
73.91%26.09%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
38.86%61.14%
Derby County Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
57.9%42.1%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
21.47%78.52%
Score Analysis
    Stoke City 47.9%
    Derby County 24.11%
    Draw 27.97%
Stoke CityDrawDerby County
1-0 @ 14.75%
2-0 @ 9.92%
2-1 @ 8.58%
3-0 @ 4.44%
3-1 @ 3.84%
3-2 @ 1.66%
4-0 @ 1.49%
4-1 @ 1.29%
Other @ 1.93%
Total : 47.9%
1-1 @ 12.76%
0-0 @ 10.98%
2-2 @ 3.71%
Other @ 0.52%
Total : 27.97%
0-1 @ 9.5%
1-2 @ 5.52%
0-2 @ 4.11%
1-3 @ 1.59%
0-3 @ 1.19%
2-3 @ 1.07%
Other @ 1.13%
Total : 24.11%

How you voted: Stoke vs Derby

Stoke City
57.6%
Draw
26.3%
Derby County
16.2%
99
Head to Head
Sep 18, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 8
Derby
2-1
Stoke
Bird (31'), Davies (34')
Shinnie (8'), Sibley (38')
Ince (58')
Sawyers (33'), Skiri Oestigaard (77'), Ince (89')
Mar 20, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 38
Stoke
1-0
Derby
Brown (74')
Smith (21')

Cresswell (88')
Dec 12, 2020 3pm
Gameweek 18
Derby
0-0
Stoke
Buchanan (48'), Knight (76'), Bielik (90+2')
Cousins (71')
Jan 31, 2020 7.45pm
Gameweek 30
Derby
4-0
Stoke
Waghorn (21'), Martin (24'), Rooney (67'), Bogle (74')
Bogle (39'), Shinnie (80')

Tymon (34'), Allen (43')
Aug 17, 2019 3pm
Gameweek 3
Stoke
2-2
Derby
Lindsay (32'), Hogan (55')
Woods (24'), Lindsay (43'), Smith (67')
Waghorn (2', 70')
Malone (45'), Lawrence (67'), Jozefzoon (68')
rhs 2.0
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd21145230111945
2Leeds UnitedLeeds21126337152242
3Sunderland21117332171540
4Burnley2010822471738
5Blackburn RoversBlackburn2011452517837
6Middlesbrough21104735251034
7West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom2071122314932
8Watford199462725231
9Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds218582630-429
10Swansea CitySwansea217682322127
11Bristol City216962626027
12Norwich CityNorwich206863530526
13Millwall206772018225
14Derby CountyDerby216692626024
15Coventry CityCoventry216692730-324
16Preston North EndPreston2141162127-623
17Stoke CityStoke215792328-522
18Queens Park RangersQPR2141072127-622
19Luton TownLuton2164112337-1422
20Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2046102133-1218
21Cardiff CityCardiff2046101932-1318
22Portsmouth193882134-1317
23Plymouth ArgylePlymouth2045111942-2317
24Hull City2137111930-1116


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