Derby County vs Leicester City: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Derby County played Leicester City in Championship (England). The match was played on 6 December 2025. Final score: 1:3.

Current form

Derby County: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match. Leicester City: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Derby County scores 1.39 and concedes 1.39 goals per match. Leicester City scores 1.22 and concedes 1.28. League average: 2.63 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Derby County 72%, Leicester City 67%. Over 2.5: Derby County 50%, Leicester City 50%. League level: BTTS 59%, Over 2.5 52%.

xG, shots and style

Leicester City has higher xG: 1.43 vs 1.04. Derby County: 8.6 shots per match, Leicester City: 12.9.

Match halves

Derby County: half-time lead 39%, second-half goals 0.78. Leicester City: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 0.78.

Goals by minute

Derby County: 46-60 (7 goals). Leicester City: 76-90+ (7 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Championship: 2.63 goals per match, BTTS 59%, Over 2.5 52%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Half-by-half

0 : 3
1st half
1 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

61Possession (%)39
Derby CountyLeicester City
18Shots5
Derby CountyLeicester City
5Shots on target4
Derby CountyLeicester City
1.87xG0.87
Derby CountyLeicester City
6Corners3
Derby CountyLeicester City
54Dangerous attacks38
Derby CountyLeicester City
11Fouls11
Derby CountyLeicester City
3Cards2
Derby CountyLeicester City

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Derby CountyLeicester City
1.39Goals scored / match1.22
Derby CountyLeicester City
1.39Goals conceded / match1.28
Derby CountyLeicester City
40%Average possession56%
Derby CountyLeicester City
2.83Shots on target / match4
Derby CountyLeicester City

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

8.61Shots per match12.89
Derby CountyLeicester City
2.83Shots on target4
Derby CountyLeicester City
16.1%Shot conversion9.5%
Derby CountyLeicester City
40%Possession56%
Derby CountyLeicester City
1.04xG for1.43
Derby CountyLeicester City
1.54xG against1.38
Derby CountyLeicester City

Shooting quality

Derby County: Counter-attackingLeicester City: Balanced
Derby CountyLeicester City
Accuracy (shots on target)33%31%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.490.30

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Derby County is 29% better for: last-5 form.

1.8 pts / match - Derby County · 1.4 pts / match - Leicester City

Derby County
WWLWL
Season result split
39% W28% D33% L
Season (W-D-L)
7-5-6
1.44 pts / match · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-3-3
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
DWWWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.04Opponent xG: 1.40BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 100%
Leicester City
DWWLL
Season result split
33% W33% D33% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-6-6
1.33 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-2-4
Last 5 away
2-0-3
WLLWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.09Opponent xG: 1.54BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Derby County is 14% better for: goals scored per match.

1.39 goals / match - Derby County · 1.22 goals / match - Leicester City

Leicester City is 9% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.39 goals / match - Derby County · 1.28 goals / match - Leicester City

Derby County scoring profile: very strong

Derby County scores in 89% of matches (16 of 18 matches), while Leicester City keeps a clean sheet in 17% (3 of 18 matches).

Leicester City scoring profile: very strong

Leicester City scores in 78% of matches (14 of 18 matches), while Derby County keeps a clean sheet in 17% (3 of 18 matches).

25Goals scored (season)22
Derby CountyLeicester City
25Goals conceded (season)23
Derby CountyLeicester City
2.78Average goals in match2.5
Derby CountyLeicester City
9Goals scored (last 5)7
Derby CountyLeicester City
8Goals conceded (last 5)9
Derby CountyLeicester City

How often they score at least...

89%1 goal78%
Derby CountyLeicester City
39%2 goals39%
Derby CountyLeicester City
11%3 goals6%
Derby CountyLeicester City
0%4 goals0%
Derby CountyLeicester City

How often they concede at least...

83%1 goal83%
Derby CountyLeicester City
28%2 goals33%
Derby CountyLeicester City
17%3 goals11%
Derby CountyLeicester City
6%4 goals0%
Derby CountyLeicester City

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

59%
League average

Goal patterns

11%BTTS at half-time6%
Derby CountyLeicester City
6%BTTS in both halves0%
Derby CountyLeicester City
28%Scored in both halves17%
Derby CountyLeicester City

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS44%
Derby CountyLeicester City
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS6%
Derby CountyLeicester City
100%BTTS - last 580%
Derby CountyLeicester City

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

78%Min. 1 goal before half-time83%
Derby CountyLeicester City
17%Min. 2 goals before half-time28%
Derby CountyLeicester City
6%Min. 3 goals before half-time17%
Derby CountyLeicester City

2nd half

78%Min. 1 goal after half-time83%
Derby CountyLeicester City
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time28%
Derby CountyLeicester City
28%Min. 3 goals after half-time11%
Derby CountyLeicester City

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Derby County is 28% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.5 pts / match - Derby County · 1.17 pts / match - Leicester City

Derby County - half-time state
39% leading33% draw28% trailing
Leicester City - half-time state
33% leading17% draw50% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.5Points per match (1st half)1.17
Derby CountyLeicester City
0.61Goals scored (1st half)0.44
Derby CountyLeicester City
0.44Goals conceded (1st half)0.83
Derby CountyLeicester City
1.06Average goals (1st half)1.28
Derby CountyLeicester City
61%Clean sheet before half-time50%
Derby CountyLeicester City
50%No goal before half-time61%
Derby CountyLeicester City

After half-time (2nd half)

1.39Points per match (2nd half)1.72
Derby CountyLeicester City
0.78Goals scored (2nd half)0.78
Derby CountyLeicester City
0.94Goals conceded (2nd half)0.44
Derby CountyLeicester City
1.72Average goals (2nd half)1.22
Derby CountyLeicester City
44%Clean sheet after half-time56%
Derby CountyLeicester City
33%No goal after half-time44%
Derby CountyLeicester City

Derby County - second-half results

33% W39% D28% L
27
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
25
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 39% of matches and wins 39%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.5

Concedes 0.5 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Leicester City - second-half results

50% W22% D28% L
21
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
-7
Goal difference (1st half)
31
Second-half points
+6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.17
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 33%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.4

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Derby County - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match3.000.40
Goals scored / match1.20.6
Goals conceded / match0.01.6
Average goals in match1.22.2
1 goal100%100%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet100%0%
No goal0%40%
Goal difference+6-5
Half-time: 100% leading - 0% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 40% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 6
Leicester City - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.40
Goals scored / match0.60.8
Goals conceded / match1.20.6
Average goals in match1.81.4
1 goal80%80%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference-3+1
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Derby County
ScoredConceded
3
2
0-15
3
3
16-30
5
3
31-45
7
2
46-60
3
7
61-75
4
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (7 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - late phases are a weakness.

Leicester City
ScoredConceded
3
6
0-15
2
4
16-30
3
5
31-45
4
2
46-60
3
3
61-75
7
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (7 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.64
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
100%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
70%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
69%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
2%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 50 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Derby County

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.50
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.50
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.35
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.15
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
101%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
110%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.36
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
16% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 12% come in the first quarter-hour.
16%

Leicester City

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.05
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.11
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.21
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.10
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
97%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
93%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.07
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
32% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
32%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Championship).

Teams vs league

Derby CountyLigaLeicester City
Average goals in match 2.782.63 2.50
Both teams scored 72%59% 67%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%52% 50%
Clean sheets 17%24% 17%
Goal before half-time 78%74% 83%
Goal after half-time 78%76% 83%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.63
Average goals per match
59%
Both teams scored
52%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
24%
Clean sheets
1.37
Home goals / match
1.26
Away goals / match
+9%
Home attack advantage
+8%
Home defence advantage
+8%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
31%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
41%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Leicester CityGoalOliver William Skipp
  2. Leicester CityYellow cardJannik Vestergaard
  3. Derby CountyYellow cardEbou Adams
  4. Derby CountyYellow cardSondre Klingen Langås
  5. Leicester CityGoalJordan JamesAssist: Luke Thomas
  6. Derby CountyGoalSondre Klingen LangåsAssist: Joe Ward
  7. Leicester CityYellow cardBobby Armani De Cordova-Reid
  8. Leicester CitySubstitutionOn: Hamza ChoudhuryOff: Bobby Armani De Cordova-Reid
  9. Derby CountyYellow cardLiam Thompson
  10. Derby CountySubstitutionOn: Curtis NelsonOff: Callum Elder

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Joshua SmithMatches officiated: 23
3.96Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 243%Home wins22%Draws35%Away wins

FAQ

What was the result of Derby County vs Leicester City?

The Championship match finished Derby County 1:3 Leicester City. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Derby County vs Leicester City?

Derby County score 1.39 goals per game on average and Leicester City 1.22. The Championship average is 2.63 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 52% of games. Both teams score in 72% of Derby County's matches and 67% of Leicester City's.

What form are Derby County and Leicester City in?

Over the last 5 games Derby County have a 3-0-2 record (1.80 points per game) and Leicester City 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Derby County vs Leicester City?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Derby County vs Leicester City: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.