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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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4Southampton462691187632487
5West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom4621121370472375
6Norwich CityNorwich4621101579641573
7Hull City461913146860870
8Middlesbrough46209177162969
9Coventry CityCoventry4617131670591164
10Preston North EndPreston46189195667-1163
11Bristol City461711185351262
12Cardiff CityCardiff46195225370-1762
13Millwall461611194555-1059
14Swansea CitySwansea461512195965-657
15Watford461317166161056
16Sunderland46168225254-256
17Stoke CityStoke461511204960-1156
18Queens Park RangersQPR461511204758-1156
19Blackburn RoversBlackburn461411216074-1453
20Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds46158234468-2453
21Plymouth ArgylePlymouth461312215970-1151
RBirmingham CityBirmingham461311225065-1550
RHuddersfield TownHuddersfield46918194877-2945
RRotherham UnitedRotherham46512293789-5227


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