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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
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Stoke
1-0
Derby
Brown (74')
Smith (21')

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

Tymon (34'), Allen (43')
Aug 17, 2019 3pm
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Stoke
2-2
Derby
Lindsay (32'), Hogan (55')
Woods (24'), Lindsay (43'), Smith (67')
Waghorn (2', 70')
Malone (45'), Lawrence (67'), Jozefzoon (68')
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1Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd22155232112148
2Leeds UnitedLeeds22136341152645
3Burnley2212822891944
4Sunderland22127334181643
5Blackburn RoversBlackburn2111462518737
6Middlesbrough22105738281035
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11Swansea CitySwansea227692424027
12Bristol City226972628-227
13Norwich CityNorwich226883734326
14Queens Park RangersQPR2251072328-525
15Luton TownLuton2274112538-1325
16Derby CountyDerby2266102728-124
17Coventry CityCoventry2266102834-624
18Preston North EndPreston2241172229-723
19Stoke CityStoke2257102330-722
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23Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2146112137-1618
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