In a mid week match in week 25, on Monday Jan 2nd, Accrington Stanley will travel to Derby to battle Derby County in a League One match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, Derby County recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Bolton Wanderers. Neither Bolton Wanderers nor Derby County could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 8 and 13 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Derby County is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 20th placed Accrington Stanley, recorded a 0-2 loss against Morecambe. Liam Shaw scored the first goal for Morecambe in the 34th minute, then Jensen Weir added another in the 43rd minute on a feed from Ryan Cooney At the end of 90 a dissapointed Accrington Stanley couldn’t manage to score, and Morecambe took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
In their last match together, in Wham Stadium, Derby County won by a score of 3 to 0. Will Osula struck first for Derby County in the 15th minute on a feed from Nathaniel Mendez-Laing, then Will Osula added another in the 39th minute In the end, Accrington Stanley couldn’t muster any offence and Derby County ran away with the shutout win.
Ethan Hamilton has been the most prolific scorer on Accrington Stanley in the last 5 matches with two goals. Derby County’s top weapon lately has been David McGoldrick, who has three goals in the last five matches.