Derby County vs Wrexham — match summary
England · Championship · kick-off 10 Oct 2026 21:00
Full time · score 1-1
pPS pre-match readiness (0-100): Derby County 42 · Wrexham 40
mPS in-play performance (0-100): Derby County 46 · Wrexham 34
Shots on target 4-3 · corners 1-8 · possession 45-55
NextGOAL tip: Under 2.5 · 2 stars
Derby County and Wrexham meet at Pride Park Stadium in the Championship, with the hosts having taken just a single point from their latest match in a 1-1 draw, while the visitors went away and won 2-1 to take all three points home. The two sides are therefore in clearly different states of form right now. Derby County still have not found a win in 4 straight league matches, and the defence is a clear problem judging by the defeat in their latest game, while Wrexham, despite a heavy 0-6 loss in the middle of the month, steadied themselves with a win in their latest match. According to the expected line-ups, John Eustace is likely to field Carlton Morris as the lone target man in a 4-2-3-1, with Sammie Szmodics and Bobby Clark working behind him, while Phil Parkinson on the away side is expected to use a 3-4-2-1 with Kieffer Moore as the target in the box. The game is likely to open with both sides not rushing to throw everything forward, because each knows that conceding first will make things harder, especially for Derby County, who often concede first at home in the first half. The picture of the first half should therefore lean towards both teams keeping things controlled, before opening up and trading blows more in the second half as the need for points starts to bite.