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


Derby County
Ranking: #251 overall, #36 in England

65.7 → 64.1 (-1.6 over last 10 games)

Rating
0-2 01 Sep Portsmouth (A) 63.6 0.0
3-0 05 Sep West Ham (A) 63.4 -0.2
0-1 09 Sep West Brom (H) 64.0 +0.6
1-2 12 Sep Birmingham (H) 62.9 -1.1
1-1 19 Sep Burnley (A) 64.1 +1.2
Preston North End
Ranking: #338 overall, #44 in England

60.8 → 61.8 (+1.0 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-3 01 Sep Bristol City (H) 60.9 -0.1
2-1 05 Sep Blackburn (H) 61.5 +0.6
2-1 08 Sep Watford (A) 62.5 +1.0
0-1 12 Sep Lincoln City (H) 62.2 -0.3
2-2 19 Sep QPR (A) 61.8 -0.4

Derby County vs Preston North End: by the numbers

Preston North End trail Derby County by 87 places in our proprietary European rankings, and by 8 in England.

The recent trend shows Preston North End on the rise, +1.0 rating points over their last 10 matches, while Derby County has gone the other way at -1.6.

Last time these teams played, on 17 Jan 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 Dec 2018.

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