FM Preview: Derby County v Bristol City 30 Apr 2011

Last updated : 29 April 2011 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 Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 22 wins out of 28 previous matches.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Pride Park was just last season, in September 2009, the Rams carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
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
2008/2009 Sat 07 Mar Derby County 2 - 1 Bristol City Championship
2008/2009 Sat 16 Aug Bristol City 1 - 1 Derby County Championship
1994/1995 Sat 01 Apr Derby County 3 - 1 Bristol City League Division One
1994/1995 Tue 13 Sep Bristol City 0 - 2 Derby County League Division One

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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. The Rams's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.

Bristol City have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. A generous 12 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Derby County are currently lying in 19th place in Npower Championship having mustered a points tally of 49 from their 44 matches played.

Bristol City find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 54 points from their 44 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Derby County 6 1 2 3 9 14 5
Bristol City 6 1 1 4 7 11 4

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Its been a distinctly poor show from Derby County at home in recent games, and, though we cannot see a run starting here, we do think the Rams will at least gain a draw. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Derby County Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Bristol City Not won in previous 4 away matches.
An overall losing run of 3 games.
No win in the 5 most recent games.

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