Derby County vs Southampton prediction and preview
Championship · Saturday 6 February 2027, 15:00 UTC
Match facts
Derby County vs Southampton
Championship · Saturday 6 February 2027, 15:00 UTC · Pride Park Stadium, Derby
Derby County vs Southampton preview
Derby County host Southampton in the Championship on Saturday 6 February 2027, kick-off 15:00 UTC at Pride Park Stadium in Derby. Derby County go into the round 23rd, on 7 points from 14 games, while Southampton sit 1st on 28 points after 14 matches.
Derby County have collected 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats from their last 5 league games; Southampton have 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats over the same stretch. Over their last 6, Derby County have scored 0.7 and conceded 2.5 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 4. Southampton average 1.7 scored and 0.7 conceded across their last 6, with 3 clean sheets.
The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Derby County won 2, 5 games were drawn and Southampton won 3. Those games averaged 2.2 goals, 4 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 6. The most recent meeting, on 11 Apr 2026, ended Southampton 2-1 Derby County.
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Form and table
- Derby CountyLast five: L L D L L
- SouthamptonLast five: W D W W D
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southampton | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 14 | +15 | 28 | WDWWD |
| 23 | Derby County | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 29 | -18 | 7 | LLDLL |
Head-to-head
Team news
Derby County expected line-up (4-4-2)
Jacob Widell Zetterström, Ryan Nyambe, Dion Sanderson, Bobby Clark, Sammie Szmodics, David Ozoh, Joe Ward, Carlton Morris, Ryan Hedges, Henrik Meister
Southampton expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Daniel Peretz, Jack Stephens, Keven Schlotterbeck, James Bree, Ryan Manning, Finn Azaz, James Ward-Prowse, Kuryu Matsuki, Samuel Edozie, Léo Scienza
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