Preview

• Derby County welcome Bristol City on 2025-08-22 at 20:00 GMT in week 3 of the 2025-2026 Championship at Pride Park Stadium.
• There is no recorded managerial head-to-head between J. Eustace and G. Struber.
• Derby County are 22th in the standings with 0 points, followed by Bristol City in 4th on 4 points.
• There are no injury or suspension concerns for either Derby County or Bristol City.
• Forecasting a three-man defense for Derby County (3-5-2), while Bristol City are predicted to deploy a 3-4-2-1.
• The previous match saw J. Ward lead Derby County with a 8.5 TheyScored rating, and J. Knight top-rating for Bristol City at 8.7.
• Derby County suffered a 3-5 defeat to Coventry City, while Bristol City managed a 0-0 draw versus Charlton Athletic.
• Derby County's form is 2-1-2 recently, but Bristol City are on a roll with 4-1-0 in their last 5 matches.
• This one's been tight: in 26 head-to-head games, Derby County have won 10 games, Bristol City 10 games, and there've been 6 draws.
• A tight contest is expected: our model tips a 1-1 draw, reflecting Derby County's 0-0-1 home form and Bristol City's 1-0-0 away record.

Predictions

Summary

Match Info

22/08/2025 19:00

Pride Park Stadium

N/A

Championship

Team Kits

Events

35'		0 - 1	S. Twine M. Sykes
HT 0 - 1
54'			S. Armstrong E. Riis
59'	R. Brewster A. Weimann
59'	J. Ward R. Nyambe
59'	B. Clark L. Thompson
65'	J. Widell Zetterstrom
70'	K. Jackson D. Batth
70'	K. Goudmijn D. Ozoh
72'			M. Bird A. Randell
74'	E. Adams
86'	C. Morris	1 - 1
90+3'	C. Morris
90+4'			Y. Hirakawa S. Twine

Stats

Lineups

H2H

Standings