Derby County vs Stoke City Prediction, Preview and Stats
2025/2026 Championship, England
Championship
Stoke City
STK
STANDINGS
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CONTEXT
The match between Derby County and Stoke City has finished, with the home side securing a 2-0 full-time victory. After a goalless first half where the teams were even at the break, Derby eventually broke the deadlock to claim the win. The hosts controlled a slight majority of the ball, finishing the game with 52% possession compared to Stoke City's 48%. Derby County entered the fixture as the stronger team and pre-match favorites, carrying a 53.1% implied probability of winning. A draw sat at 25.3%, while an away upset was priced at 21.5%. Ultimately, the 2-0 outcome aligned perfectly with these pre-match market expectations. Despite this alignment, Derby County still had to produce a significant deviation effort, completing a 46.9% deviation swing to comfortably secure the result. Expected goals (xG) data was unavailable for both sides in this fixture, meaning it cannot be determined if the final scoreline aligned with the underlying chance quality. However, the overall efficiency shift for the match was entirely in line with expectations. Finally, the game progressed smoothly without major disciplinary impacts, as neither team received a red card.
TL;DR
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Structural deviation: Derby County showed a significant deviation from the pre-match structural baseline.
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Efficiency shift: Possession-adjusted chance creation was in line with projected levels.
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xG alignment: The final outcome was insufficient data for expected goal differential.
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Market alignment: End result was aligned with the pre-match projection.
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xG expectations: Inconclusive for xG expectations (Classify).
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Event impact: No major event distortion.
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Red card distortion: None.
Quality vs Volume
Open Play vs Set Play
Expected Points
| Team | xPts |
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| Home | 1.8 |
| Away | 1.2 |
Win Probabilities
Live Win Probability (90 Min)
Derby County
Stoke City
Team Power Ranking
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70.84
67.58
Derby County
Stoke City
Form Analysis Opponent-Weighted
Line chart of recent results (points/trend). Friendlies excluded by default. Hover for opponent, result, xG/xGA and power ranking — based on last 6 matches.
Heatmaps Ball coordinates
Attack and defence zones from ball position data. Filters: last 6 matches (overall/home/away), time period, competition.
Derby County
Stoke City
Possession Efficiency Possession-Adjusted
How effectively each team uses and defends their share of possession. Efficiency adjusted based on team possession percentage
Derby County
⚠ Proxy
Attacking Efficiency
Defensive Efficiency
Positive = above league average.
Negative = below league average.
Formula: EfficiencyIndex = z(AttackEff) − z(DefenceEff)
Set Pieces Efficiency Attack & Defence
Set-piece reliance and strength using expected metrics and actual outcomes for each team.
Derby County
⚠ Proxy
Derby County
Stoke City
Derby County
Stoke City
Counter / Transition Attack & Defence
What happens in the 15 seconds immediately after possession changes hands — based on Last 6 matches.
Derby County
Derby County
Stoke City
Derby County
Stoke City
Team Head to Head Last 6 Seasons
Summary of 17 matches between these sides — filtered by competition and venue context.
Match Record
Goals
Expected Goals
Data last updated: 2026-04-07T00:02:51+00:00
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General Information
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