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Derby County face a trip to Coventry City at Ricoh Arena on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Rams will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 19 and win only 8 of the 37 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2008, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Fri 06 Nov | Derby County | 2 - 1 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 31 Jan | Derby County | 2 - 1 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 25 Oct | Coventry City | 1 - 1 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Mon 09 Apr | Derby County | 1 - 1 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 11 Nov | Coventry City | 1 - 2 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 21 Jan | Coventry City | 6 - 1 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 14 Sep | Derby County | 1 - 1 | Coventry City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Coventry City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 5.
The away form of Derby County is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Rams have hit 5 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Coventry City's 52 points from 40 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Derby County find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 48 points from their 40 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Coventry City | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Derby County | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Sky Blues, as the Rams have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Coventry City | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Derby County | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 7 away matches. 5 games since last defeat. |