Championship · 2026

Derby County vs Stoke City · Championship

vsPre-match analysis

Season

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Goals scored
0.861.57
Expected goals
0.870.99
Shots
11.711.9
Possession
49.6%44.3%

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What the record shows

The story here is recent context rather than season averages: derby County's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. Alongside it: each team's season fouls average is above the competition baseline. Limitation: At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.

Derby County's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Derby County's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.86 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0.6 goals/match0.86 goals/match1.27 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Both teams have elevated fouls records

moderate

Each team's season fouls average is above the competition baseline.

13.4 fouls/matchFoulsDerby County · Stoke City15.9 fouls/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

MetricDerby CountyStoke CityBaseline
Fouls13.4 fouls/match15.9 fouls/match11.4 fouls/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

Derby County have a visible home split

weak

Derby County's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

13.5 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season11.7 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots13.5 shots/match11.7 shots/match13 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Derby County favored in 0 of 13 directional metrics · Stoke City in 10 · 3 too close

recorded edge higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Derby County7 matchesStoke City7 matches
0.86 goals/matchGoals scored7/7▲ 1.57 goals/match
1.86 goals/matchGoals allowed7/7▲ 1.57 goals/match
0.87 xG/matchExpected goals7/7▲ 0.99 xG/match
11.7 shots/matchShots7/711.9 shots/match
3.29 shots/matchShots on target7/7▲ 4 shots/match
49.6% ●Possession7/744.3%
6.43 corners/match ●Corners7/74 corners/match
13.4 fouls/matchFouls7/715.9 fouls/match

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Derby County
1Draws
2Stoke City
Derby County — Stoke City · Championship2–0
Stoke City — Derby County · Championship3–1
Derby County — Stoke City · Championship0–0
Stoke City — Derby County · Championship2–1
Stoke City — Derby County · Championship1–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples7 / 7home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
Freshness35 daysstale at cutoff
  • At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The nearest completed-match evidence is stale relative to this fixture cutoff.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 17 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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