EFL Championship · Matchday 3

Derby County v Swansea City

Derby County
FULL TIME0 – 3
Swansea City
Sat, 29 Aug 2026 11:30:00 UTCPride Park StadiumMatchday 3

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

Derby County 54%Draw 24%Swansea City 22%

Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.

Match stats

Derby CountySwansea City
47Possession53
0.59Expected goals (xG)3.33
8Shots23
0Shots on target12
2Shots off target5
6Blocked shots6
5Shots inside box15
3Shots outside box8
5Corners6
5Offsides4
16Fouls7
3Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
9Saves0
406Passes475
309Accurate passes395
76Pass accuracy83

Match events

  • 2′Joseph Amankwaah Opoku (assist Ji-sung Eom)
  • 24′Joseph Amankwaah Opoku ← Moussa Yeo
  • 44′Ji-sung Eom
  • 46′Max Johnston → Joe Ward
  • 46′Corey Taylor → Sammie Szmodics
  • 46′Ryan Hedges → Rhian Brewster
  • 65′Adam Idah ← Žan Vipotnik
  • 65′Melker Widell ← Elijah Just
  • 65′Jay Fulton ← Stephen Eustáquio
  • 69′Sondre Langås
  • 69′Lars-Jørgen Salvesen → Filip Bilbija
  • 73′Marko Stamenic
  • 78′Alex Mowatt → Owen Eames
  • 79′Dion Sanderson
  • 81′Lewis Travis
  • 84′Elijah Just
  • 85′Ji-sung Eom ← Ronald
  • 90′Ronald (assist Stephen Eustáquio)

Derby County · Swansea City

Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate

Derby County4-4-2
206.3↓78'Mowatt
186.3Taylor
266.3↓46'Hedges
276.0Travis
286.0Sanderson
336.3↓46'Taylor
15.9Zetterström
156.3↓69'Salvesen
86.3Clark
226.3↓46'Johnston
66.0Langås
Swansea City4-3-2
227.3Vigouroux
147.2Tymon
237.2Welsh
267.2Lissah
27.2Key
46.8↓65'Fulton
66.5Stamenic
76.8↓65'Widell
108.6↓85'Eom
336.8↓65'Idah

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

Derby County

  • 20Alex Mowatt6.3
  • 18Charlie Taylor6.3
  • 26Ryan Hedges6.3
  • 27Lewis Travis6.0
  • 28Dion Sanderson6.0
  • 33Corey Taylor6.3
  • 1Jacob Widell Zetterström5.9
  • 15Lars-Jørgen Salvesen6.3
  • 8Bobby Clark6.3
  • 22Max Johnston6.3
  • 6Sondre Langås6.0

Swansea City

  • 4Jay Fulton6.8
  • 22Lawrence Vigouroux7.3
  • 33Adam Idah6.8
  • 14Josh Tymon7.2
  • 23Stephen Welsh7.2
  • 6Marko Stamenic6.5
  • 2Joshua Key7.2
  • 10Ji-sung Eom8.6
  • 7Melker Widell6.8
  • 26Filip Lissah7.2
Derby CountyTale of the tapeSwansea City
4-4-2Formation—
6 ptsTable23 pts
-11Goal difference+8
DLLWLFormDWWDW
2Head-to-head wins0
54%Win chance22%

Head to head — 2 previous meetings

Derby County 2W0D0W Swansea City

Goals 4–1

  • 2026-02-14Derby County2–0Swansea City
  • 2025-11-25Swansea City1–2Derby County

Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.

Recent form — Last five, before this fixture

Derby County

DLLWL
  • vsCardiff City2-2
  • @Charlton Athletic1-2
  • vsSheffield United1-2
  • @Queens Park Rangers3-2
  • @Norwich City1-2

Swansea City

DWWDW
  • vsSheffield United0-0
  • @Stoke City2-1
  • vsCharlton Athletic3-1
  • @Norwich City1-1
  • @Queens Park Rangers2-1

This season — other meeting

Where they stand — In a 24-team table

TeamPWDLGDPts
Derby County11137-116
Swansea City11722+823