Derby County match preview

Last updated : 29 August 2003 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Derby County v West Bromwich Albion fixture

West Brom pack their bags to visit Derby County at Pride Park on Saturday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Baggies will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 29 and win only 7 of the 49 games.

The previous match played between the two at Pride Park was within the last three years, in January 2001, as the Rams edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a F.A. Cup match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2000/2001Sat 06 JanDerby3 - 2West BromFAC
2000/2001Tue 26 SepWest Brom2 - 4DerbyLC
2000/2001Tue 19 SepDerby1 - 2West BromLC
1995/1996Sun 05 MayWest Brom3 - 2DerbyLD1
1995/1996Sat 11 NovDerby3 - 0West BromLD1
1994/1995Sat 22 AprWest Brom0 - 0DerbyLD1
1994/1995Mon 02 JanDerby1 - 1West BromLD1

Recent respective form guides

Derby County's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. While Rams have scored 7, a worringly large 13 have been leaked at the other end.

West Brom's away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Baggies have hit 5 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Derby are stuck down in the relegation zone of Nationwide League Division One with a return of just 1 points from their 4 games thus far. West Brom are holding the final promotion place in the Nationwide League Division One, and have accumulated 9 points from the 4 games they have played so far.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Derby60155161
West Brom641113713

FootyMad's prediction ...

Its been an indifferent run of form for the Baggies of late away from home, but your FootyMad panel sees things improving, starting here at Pride Park with West Brom coasting to victory. Away win

Sequence statistics:
DerbyBeen beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 3 home matches.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 8 most recent games.
West BromWon each of the previous 4 matches.
Last drawn game 6 outings ago.


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