Week 25 features a match on Thu Dec 30th, where Stoke City hosts Derby County in a Championship match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 8th placed Stoke City is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Middlesbrough. Stoke City had 9 on net, and Middlesbrough had 7, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Stoke City is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while derby County sits at 24th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Blackpool. Luke Plange struck first for Derby County in the 51st minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Blackpool couldn’t manage to score, and Derby County took the shutout win. Derby County looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
On Sat Sep 18th, Derby County hosted Stoke City in their last match together. Derby County was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Max Bird scored the first goal for Derby County in the 31st minute, then Curtis Davies added another in the 34th minute.
Tom Lawrence has been the most effective weapon for Derby County lately. The Welsh midfielder has netted three goals in his last 5 matches. Both Mario Vrančić and Tyrese Campbell have been the hottest scorers for Stoke City in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each.