FM Preview: Derby County v Burnley 27 Aug 2011

Last updated : 26 August 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Derby County v Burnley fixture

Derby County prepare to entertain Burnley at Pride Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Rams are clearly on top, having won 28 and lost only 10 of the 47 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Pride Park was less than a year ago, in April 2011, as the visitors ran out cosy 2-4 winners in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 23 Apr Derby County 2-4 Burnley Championship
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

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Recent respective form guides

Derby County have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A generous 11 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

The away form of Burnley is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Clarets have hit 4 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Derby County are holding the final promotion place in the npower Championship, and have accumulated 12 points from the 4 games they have played so far.

Burnley are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 2 points from 3 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Derby County 6 4 0 2 10 6 12
Burnley 6 2 3 1 13 11 9

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Rams's form is quite poor at the moment, but we see this as their ideal opportunity to register a morale-boosting win. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Derby County 7 games since last home draw.
Won their latest 3 matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 9 .
Burnley Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 2 away matches.

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