FM Preview: Derby County v Burnley 23 Apr 2011

Last updated : 22 April 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Derby County v Burnley fixture

Derby County are ready to welcome Burnley to Pride Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Rams are clearly on top, having won 28 and lost only 9 of the 46 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Pride Park was within the last three years, in April 2009, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 27 Nov Burnley 2 - 1 Derby County Championship
2008/2009 Sat 04 Apr Derby County 1-1 Burnley Championship
2008/2009 Sat 29 Nov Burnley 3 - 0 Derby County Championship
2006/2007 Tue 30 Jan Derby County 1 - 0 Burnley Championship
2006/2007 Sat 23 Dec Burnley 0 - 0 Derby County Championship
2005/2006 Sat 11 Mar Derby County 3 - 0 Burnley Championship
2005/2006 Sat 07 Jan Derby County 2 - 1 Burnley F.A. Cup

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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 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.

Burnley have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Clarets have hit 4 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Derby County are currently lying in 19th place in Npower Championship having mustered a points tally of 49 from their 42 matches played.

Burnley's 63 points from 42 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Derby County 6 2 3 1 9 10 9
Burnley 6 2 0 4 6 12 6

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FootyMad's prediction ...

These are testing times at Pride Park for the Rams and the Madmen are unable to see past Burnley claiming victory in a close match.

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Derby County Unbeaten in the last 4 home games.
Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
Burnley Lost each of the previous 3 away matches.
Not won in previous 3 away matches.
Last drawn game 7 outings ago.

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