Southampton vs Derby County prediction and preview
Championship · Saturday 21 November 2026, 12:30 UTC
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Southampton vs Derby County
Championship · Saturday 21 November 2026, 12:30 UTC · St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton
Southampton vs Derby County preview
Southampton host Derby County in the Championship on Saturday 21 November 2026, kick-off 12:30 UTC at St. Mary's Stadium in Southampton. Southampton go into the round 1st, on 28 points from 14 games, while Derby County are 23rd in the table with 7 points from 14.
Southampton come into the game with a D-W-W-D-W run in the league (3 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats in their last 5), while Derby County's recent sequence reads L-L-D-L-L. Over their last 6, Southampton have scored 1.7 and conceded 0.7 goals per game, with 2 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Derby County average 0.7 scored and 2.5 conceded across their last 6, with 0 clean sheets.
Head to head, Southampton have 3 wins to Derby County's 2 across 10 meetings, with 5 draws. 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
- SouthamptonLast five: W D W W D
- Derby CountyLast five: L L D L L
| # | 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
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
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
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