Stoke City vs Derby

Stoke City have won just two of their last nine league games against Derby County (D4 L3), though both victories have come on home soil via a one-goal margin in 2021 and 2024.

Derby County have won just four of their 31 away league games against Stoke City (D9 L18) but did win on their second last visit to the bet365 Stadium in December 2021 (2-1).

Stoke have won three of their last four opening day fixtures (L1), with each of those victories in that time coming on home soil.

Derby have lost their opening league game in the last two seasons, last having a longer run of defeats on MD1 between 1980 and 1984 (5).

Stoke failed to score in each of their last three league games in 2024-25 – they last went four without a goal in March 2019.