Stored context before this match
Before this match, Derby have 20 scored home results and Stoke 20 scored away results stored in 2025-26. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Derby at home: 1.50 points per match (20 measured matches); Stoke away: 1.10 points per match (20 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Derby scored 1.35 per home match (20 measured matches); Stoke scored 0.85 away (20). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.30 per club appearance across 960 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 20 of 40 pooled club appearances (50.0%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 10. Derby: 3 wins; Stoke: 3 wins; draws: 4.
Only scored source results before the recorded kickoff enter this statistical brief; same-day records with unknown kickoff order are excluded.
A plain reading of the stored figures. No verified written preview is current for this match.
