Derby County vs Preston North End prediction | 20 Mar 2027 | xGtoday


Derby County
Ranking: #363 overall, #44 in England

63.4 → 60.9 (-2.5 over last 10 games)

Rating
4-1 14 Oct 26 QPR (A) 62.8 -0.5
0-1 17 Oct 26 Stoke City (H) 62.9 +0.1
1-1 24 Oct 26 Sheff Utd (A) 62.2 -0.7
4-1 31 Oct 26 Millwall (A) 61.6 -0.6
0-4 03 Nov 26 Norwich City (H) 60.9 -0.7
Preston North End
Ranking: #413 overall, #48 in England

61.5 → 59.3 (-2.2 over last 10 games)

Rating
4-0 13 Oct 26 Birmingham (A) 61.2 -0.5
4-1 17 Oct 26 Wrexham (A) 61.0 -0.2
1-1 24 Oct 26 West Brom (H) 60.9 -0.1
2-0 31 Oct 26 Stoke City (A) 59.9 -1.0
2-3 03 Nov 26 Sheff Utd (H) 59.3 -0.6

Derby County vs Preston North End: by the numbers

Preston North End trail Derby County by 50 places in our proprietary European rankings, and by 4 in England.

The recent trend shows Preston North End on the rise, -2.2 rating points over their last 10 matches, while Derby County has gone the other way at -2.5.

Last time these teams played, on 17 January 2026, Preston North End lost 0.7 rating points.

The best xGtoday rating Derby County have ever held is 68.4, first set on 22 December 2018.

Preston North End first climbed to joint #141 in our European rankings on 9 February 2019.