Pick of the stats: Derby County v Bristol City

Here are the key stats for Derby County v Bristol City.

Side-by-side of Derby County and Bristol City club badges
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Derby County will look to get their first points of the season when they host Bristol City on Friday (20:00 BST).

The Rams entertained in an eight goal thriller last time out, having led Coventry City by 3-2 on the weekend but eventually seeing the Sky Blues score twice to take 5-3 win over the Derbyshire side.

Meanwhile, Bristol City played out a goalless stalemate with Charlton Athletic and will be hoping they can retain their unbeaten start to the season when they visit Pride Park.

  • Derby County have lost just two of their last 10 home league games against Bristol City (W5 D3), keeping clean sheets in five of those matches.
  • Bristol City have won six of their last eight league games against Derby County (L2), though did lose this exact fixture 3-0 last season.
  • So far this season, Derby have lost each of their two Championship matches and will be looking to avoid losing their opening three league games of a campaign at any level since 2020-21.
  • Bristol City have won just two of their last 16 away league games (D7 L7), although did win away on MD1 4-1 at Sheffield United, the first time they've netted 4+ goals on their travels since December 2023.
  • Amongst the 10 Championship goalkeepers to make 5+ saves this season, Bristol City's Radek Vitek holds the highest save percentage (87.5%).
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