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Derby County face a trip to Bristol City at Ashton Gate Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 29 games played, Rams have recorded 9 wins, and Bristol City have come away with 10 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2010, the Robins carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 24 Apr | Bristol City | 2 - 1 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 26 Sep | Derby County | 1 - 0 | Bristol City | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 07 Mar | Derby County | 2 - 1 | Bristol City | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 16 Aug | Bristol City | 1 - 1 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 01 Apr | Derby County | 3 - 1 | Bristol City | CHMP |
| 1994/1995 | Tue 13 Sep | Bristol City | 0 - 2 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 05 Mar | Bristol City | 0 - 0 | Derby County | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Bristol City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Robins in those games, with 5 conceded.
Derby County have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Rams's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Bristol City find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 23 points from their 19 matches. Derby County lie just outside the playoff positions in the Npower Championship, picking up 30 from their 20 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bristol City | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 13 |
| Derby County | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Rams has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Bristol City. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bristol City | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Derby County | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |