Derby v Swansea City: unbeaten visitors meet winless hosts | OneFootball

Derby County face Swansea City in the Championship on Saturday, 29 August 2026 at Pride Park Stadium, with the hosts chasing a first league win and the visitors aiming to extend an unbeaten start that has them in the early play-off places.

Derby County did the double last season, winning 2-1 away in November before a 2-0 home victory in February, so recent head to head form at Pride Park leans their way.

Derby opened with a 2-1 defeat at Charlton before a 2-2 draw against Cardiff. Swansea City began with a 2-1 win at Stoke and followed up with a goalless draw against Sheffield United.

Derby will be without Sam Szmodics, Matthew Clarke, Derry Murkin and Patrick Agyemang. Swansea City are missing Cameron Burgess, Ben Cabango and Gonçalo Franco, so defensive options are thinned on both sides.

Swansea City have averaged 64% possession and kept one clean sheet, so they may look to control the ball. The Rams have taken 23 shots and delivered 36 open play crosses at 22.22% accuracy, a route that could feed Carlton Morris, while Bobby Clark already has a goal and an assist. Adam Idah leads the visitors with one league goal.

Derby sit 17th with one point and a win would move them to four, potentially nudging them towards mid table. Swansea City are eighth on four points and another positive result could consolidate a place in the play-off picture.