Stoke City vs Derby County Prediction: Can both teams start this season with a dynamic play?

Stoke City vs Derby County Prediction and Odds on 09 August 2025

Bet365 Stadium will host the match between Stoke City and Derby County in the England Championship Round 1. Stoke City will aim to secure a win on their home soil, since they finished in 18th place, having gained 51 points in 46 games. Meanwhile, Derby County will aim to secure a win on the road, having gained 50 points in 46 games, positioned 20th place in the league table. Since Stoke City and Derby County will aim to secure a win since they were early lost to relegation zone last season.

Stoke City: Forms and Statistics

Stoke City will aim to secure a win in their opening round on their home soil, having gained 51 points in 46 games, positioned 18th place last season, leading the relegation team with 2 points. Stoke City extended their unbeaten streak to three games in their pre-season against Burnley, picking a 1-0 win. Before the match, they tied against Wolves while they were victorious against Crewe. During these games, they have scored four goals while conceding two.

Stoke City Lineups

🔖 Stoke predicted lineup (4-2-3-1):

Viktor Johansson (GK), Junior Tchamadeu, Ben Wilmot, Maksym Taloverov, Aaron Cresswell, Ben Pearson, Tatsuki Seko, Million Manhoef, Joon-ho Bae, Sorba Thomas, Divin Mubama

Derby County: Forms and Statistics

Derby County will aim to secure a win in their opening round on the road, having gained 50 points in 46 games, positioned 19th place last season, leading the relegation team with 1 point. Meanwhile, Derby County extended their winning ways to two games against Atromitos in their pre-season games in a 2-0 win. Before the match, they were victorious against Solihull Moors. During these games, they have scored six goals while conceding two.

Derby County Lineups

🔖 Derby predicted lineup (4-2-3-1):

Jacob Widell Zetterström (GK), Jake Rooney, Ryan Nyambe, Danny Batth, Craig Forsyth, Kenzo Goudmijn, Liam Thompson, Kayden Jackson, Ebou Adams, Corey Blackett-Taylor, Carlton Morris

Stoke City vs Derby County: Head-to-Head Statistics

Stoke City won one of their last five games, while Derby County won three games, and both teams tied in one game. Meanwhile, both teams scored against one another in three games, and more than two goals were recorded in four games.

Stoke City vs Derby County: Betting Tips & Odds

• In three of their last five games between Stoke City and Derby County they have taken more than 9 corners. This option is provided on the Bet365 bookmaker website for odds of 1.83;
• In three of their last five games between Stoke City and Derby County, they have had BTTS. This option is provided on the Betway bookmaker website for odds of 2.08;
• In four of their last five games between Stoke City and Derby County, they have had 2 or more goals. This option is provided on the 1XBet bookmaker website for odds of 1.78;
• In four of their last five games between Stoke City and Derby County, they have had one goal at halftime. This option is provided on the 1XBet bookmaker website for odds of 2.27 In one of their last five games between Stoke City and Derby County, they have had X at halftime. This option is provided on the 1XBet bookmaker website for odds of 1.93

Stoke City vs Derby County match Prediction 09 August 2025

Stoke City and Derby County were able to escape the relegation with 2 points last season. Coming into this match, Stoke City and Derby County will aim to perform in their opening matchups since both teams will aim to secure a win and start this season well. Therefore, I expect both teams to find the net, while I expect 2 or more goals to be recorded. However, since both teams are expected to display in front of goals, I expect the defensive units to perform also, as a result, I expect more than nine corner kicks to be recorded.

Below are our predictions for this game.

Our match prediction: BTTS goals for a coefficient of 2.02 in the 1XBet bookmaker.

Our betting tip on the match: Over 9 corner kicks for a coefficient of 1.72 in the Betway bookmaker.

Our final betting tip on the match: is Over 2.5 goals for a coefficient of 2.45 in the Bet365 bookmaker.