FM Preview: Derby County v Bristol City 29 Mar 2013

Last updated : 28 March 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Derby County v Bristol City fixture

Derby County prepare to entertain Bristol City at Pride Park on Friday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 21 wins out of 27 previous matches.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Pride Park was just last season, in December 2011, the Rams carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 15 Dec Bristol City 0 - 2 Derby County Championship
2011/2012 Sat 31 Mar Bristol City 1 - 1 Derby County Championship
2011/2012 Sat 10 Dec Derby County 2-1 Bristol City Championship
2010/2011 Sat 30 Apr Derby County 0 - 2 Bristol City Championship
2010/2011 Sat 11 Dec Bristol City 2 - 0 Derby County Championship
2009/2010 Sat 24 Apr Bristol City 2 - 1 Derby County Championship
2009/2010 Sat 26 Sep Derby County 1 - 0 Bristol City Championship

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Recent respective form guides

Derby County are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

The away form of Bristol City is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Robins have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.

Derby County see themselves just below half way in the npower Championship, showing a record of 48 points from their 38 games played so far,

Bristol City find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 38 games have yielded only 39 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Derby County 6 1 2 3 6 9 5
Bristol City 6 2 2 2 9 7 8

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Derby County are not exactly setting the world alight at Pride Park at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Bristol City in this game. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Derby County No sequences of note
Bristol City Not won in previous 9 away matches.

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