Derby County

Joe Ward

Midfielder · Derby County · 31 · England

Season score
37.4
Championship 26/27, 9 matches
Last 5 weeks
37.8
average of weeks with 60+ minutes
Market value
€600k
+€100k (+20%) since 3 Mar 2026
Transfermarkt, 28 May 2026
Born
22 Aug 1995
Height
167 cm
Foot
R
Contract until
30 Jun 2027
Wikipedia views
590 4 weeks

Every week

1–7 Jul 2025 to 20–26 Oct 2026

29 of 69 weeks with 60+ minutes, averaging 35.1 (minutes-weighted); 0 of them 70 or better.

Form bars show the weekly score: no matchunder 60′under 4545–5555–7070+

Every week as a table
WeekMatchesMinutesScoreExpectedUnderlying
13–19 Oct 2026218038.840.438.5
6–12 Oct 202619529.040.528.3
15–21 Sep 202619055.139.255.6
8–14 Sep 2026215132.839.232.3
1–7 Sep 202611667.938.471.1
25–31 Aug 202615022.638.621.6
11–17 Aug 202618435.838.435.3
4–10 Aug 202619022.839.024.7
28 Apr – 4 May 202619024.239.624.1
21–27 Apr 2026218035.339.335.1
14–20 Apr 202619031.639.731.2
7–13 Apr 202619033.739.733.1
31 Mar – 6 Apr 2026218036.139.435.7
17–23 Mar 202619029.339.829.5
10–16 Mar 2026218029.240.428.8
3–9 Mar 202619030.241.029.8
24 Feb – 2 Mar 2026213526.441.625.8
17–23 Feb 202619047.241.347.2
10–16 Feb 202619032.041.732.0
3–9 Feb 202619038.141.637.9
27 Jan – 2 Feb 202619030.942.130.2
20–26 Jan 2026218037.942.337.5
13–19 Jan 202619038.542.238.1
30 Dec 2025 – 5 Jan 2026218033.543.033.2
23–29 Dec 202513933.343.133.6
16–22 Dec 202519037.643.337.2
9–15 Dec 2025218027.344.826.5
2–8 Dec 202519032.847.033.5
25 Nov – 1 Dec 202518044.247.134.9
18–24 Nov 202519049.646.649.6
4–10 Nov 2025217938.947.738.5
28 Oct – 3 Nov 202519051.847.652.8
30 Sep – 6 Oct 202523339.447.739.0
16–22 Sep 20251102.348.40.6
19–25 Aug 202513018.850.118.9
12–18 Aug 20251953.150.056.7

Against expectation

How it's expected

Each week's score beside what the player's earlier matches led to expect. Over the last 10 weeks with 60+ minutes: −5.2 a week below expectation.

20.030.040.050.060.028 Oct2 Dec13 Jan10 Feb10 Mar14 Apr11 Aug13 OctExpected 40.4Score 38.8
Transfermarkt €600k +€100k (+20%) since 3 Mar 2026 28 May 2026 · its own valuation, revised a few times a year
Current estimate €620k no change recorded 22 Oct 2026 · BSD, seen when squads refresh
Next summer, if it goes like similar cases €300k–€504k −33% median of 40 similar past cases; players the same age −38% Closest cases, what their Transfermarkt value then did in a year: Ramazan Civelek at 29 (€600k, scoring 34.9) +17%; Cláudio Winck at 31 (€800k, scoring 38.2) −13%; Soner Dikmen at 32 (€1.0M, scoring 37.5) −55%.
0€200K€400K€600K€800KAprJulOct€600k€620k
Every value as a table
DateSourceValue
22 Oct 2026Current estimate (BSD)€620k
28 May 2026Transfermarkt€600k
3 Mar 2026Transfermarkt€500k

Two different estimates, so each is its own line and each change is measured within its own line.

What the score is made of

Championship 26/27: each part per 90 minutes against the average midfielder in the top five leagues (0), in standard deviations.

  • Shooting −0.50
  • Creating +0.23
  • Progressing −0.06
  • Keeping the ball −2.91
  • Defending +0.19
  • Aerial −0.36
  • Finishing −0.05

Attention

English Wikipedia views per week, the article and its redirects, last 52 weeks.

01.0K2.0K3.0K28 Oct16 Dec3 Feb24 Mar12 May30 Jun18 Aug6 Oct

Plays most like

same position, last 12 months: the shape of their play, not its level
PlayerRecent scoreValue nowLikeness
Jed Wallace Bristol City · 3238.6€1.2M98%Compare
Stuart Armstrong Aberdeen · 34 · cheaper37.8€200k98%Compare
Ryan Alebiosu Blackburn Rovers · 2440.7€3.0M94%Compare
Brian De Keersmaecker Bristol City · 26––94%Compare
Declan John St. Mirren · 31 · cheaper36.1€150k92%Compare
Liam Gibbs Preston North End · 23––92%Compare

Recent score: the last six months. Cheaper: valued at less than 60% of Joe Ward.

Seasons

SeasonCompetitionTeamMatchesMinutesScoreUnderlying
Championship 26/27ChampionshipDerby County966637.437.1
EFL Cup 26/27EFL CupDerby County19022.824.7
Championship 25/26ChampionshipDerby County372,85534.834.3

Latest matches

47 since July 2025
DateCompetitionOpponentResultMinGoalsAssistsxGxAScore
17 Oct 2026ChampionshipStoke CityL 0–19000–0.3232.8
14 Oct 2026Championshipat Queens Park RangersL 1–49000–0.1044.9
10 Oct 2026ChampionshipWrexhamD 1–19500–0.0229.0
19 Sep 2026Championshipat BurnleyD 1–190000.030.4555.1
12 Sep 2026ChampionshipBirmingham CityL 1–2106000.020.2433.2
9 Sep 2026ChampionshipWest Bromwich AlbionL 0–14500–0.1731.9
1 Sep 2026Championshipat PortsmouthW 2–016000.050.1167.9
29 Aug 2026ChampionshipSwansea CityL 0–35000–0.0122.6
15 Aug 2026Championshipat Charlton AthleticL 1–28400–0.0635.8
8 Aug 2026EFL CupLincoln CityL 1–29000––22.8
All 47 matches
DateCompetitionOpponentResultMinGoalsAssistsxGxAScore
17 Oct 2026ChampionshipStoke CityL 0–19000–0.3232.8
14 Oct 2026Championshipat Queens Park RangersL 1–49000–0.1044.9
10 Oct 2026ChampionshipWrexhamD 1–19500–0.0229.0
19 Sep 2026Championshipat BurnleyD 1–190000.030.4555.1
12 Sep 2026ChampionshipBirmingham CityL 1–2106000.020.2433.2
9 Sep 2026ChampionshipWest Bromwich AlbionL 0–14500–0.1731.9
1 Sep 2026Championshipat PortsmouthW 2–016000.050.1167.9
29 Aug 2026ChampionshipSwansea CityL 0–35000–0.0122.6
15 Aug 2026Championshipat Charlton AthleticL 1–28400–0.0635.8
8 Aug 2026EFL CupLincoln CityL 1–29000––22.8
2 May 2026ChampionshipSheffield UnitedL 1–290000.090.2324.2
25 Apr 2026Championshipat Queens Park RangersW 3–29001–0.6941.1
21 Apr 2026Championshipat Norwich CityL 1–290000.060.0929.6
18 Apr 2026ChampionshipOxford UnitedW 1–090000.030.1431.6
11 Apr 2026Championshipat SouthamptonL 1–29000–0.0433.7
6 Apr 2026ChampionshipStoke CityW 2–090000.020.3539.1
3 Apr 2026Championshipat Coventry CityL 2–39000–0.0233.1
21 Mar 2026ChampionshipBirmingham CityW 1–090000.110.2629.3
16 Mar 2026Championshipat PortsmouthW 1–090000.080.0127.9
10 Mar 2026Championshipat MillwallL 0–190000.010.0730.5
7 Mar 2026ChampionshipSheffield WednesdayW 2–190010.030.2230.2
28 Feb 2026ChampionshipBlackburn RoversW 3–190000.040.1830.1
24 Feb 2026Championshipat Hull CityL 2–44500–0.0119.2
21 Feb 2026Championshipat WatfordL 0–290000.020.3447.2
14 Feb 2026ChampionshipSwansea CityW 2–090000.080.1332.0
7 Feb 2026ChampionshipIpswich TownL 1–290000.030.0638.1
30 Jan 2026Championshipat Bristol CityW 5–09001–0.1630.9
23 Jan 2026ChampionshipWest Bromwich AlbionD 1–19000–0.0134.4
20 Jan 2026Championshipat Charlton AthleticW 2–190000.010.5741.4
17 Jan 2026Championshipat Preston North EndW 1–09000–0.1638.5
4 Jan 2026ChampionshipWrexhamL 1–290000.050.1528.9
1 Jan 2026ChampionshipMiddlesbroughW 1–090000.030.0138.0
26 Dec 2025Championshipat Birmingham CityD 1–13900–0.1533.3
20 Dec 2025ChampionshipPortsmouthD 1–190000.020.2937.6
15 Dec 2025Championshipat Sheffield WednesdayW 3–090000.010.1235.1
10 Dec 2025ChampionshipMillwallD 1–19000–0.2019.5
6 Dec 2025ChampionshipLeicester CityL 1–390010.160.2432.8
25 Nov 2025Championshipat Swansea CityW 2–180100.070.0144.2
22 Nov 2025ChampionshipWatfordL 2–39001–0.4349.6
8 Nov 2025Championshipat Blackburn RoversW 2–18901–0.1141.1
4 Nov 2025ChampionshipHull CityW 2–19001–0.3136.7
1 Nov 2025Championshipat Sheffield UnitedW 3–190010.110.2651.8
4 Oct 2025ChampionshipSouthamptonD 1–11100–0.0040.4
30 Sep 2025ChampionshipCharlton AthleticD 1–12200–0.0238.9
20 Sep 2025ChampionshipPreston North EndL 0–11000–0.002.3
22 Aug 2025ChampionshipBristol CityD 1–130000.050.0018.8
16 Aug 2025ChampionshipCoventry CityL 3–59000.040.0053.1