FM Preview: Derby County v Middlesbrough 03 Dec 2013

Last updated : 02 December 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Derby County v Middlesbrough fixture

Derby County prepare to entertain Middlesbrough at Pride Park on Tuesday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 64 games played, Rams have recorded 31 wins, and Middlesbrough have come away with 19 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Pride Park was less than a year ago, in January 2013, with Derby County running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Tue 01 Jan Derby County 3-1 Middlesbrough Championship
2012/2013 Wed 03 Oct Middlesbrough 2 - 2 Derby County Championship
2011/2012 Sat 14 Apr Derby County 0 - 1 Middlesbrough Championship
2011/2012 Sat 22 Oct Middlesbrough 2 - 0 Derby County Championship
2010/2011 Tue 08 Mar Middlesbrough 2 - 1 Derby County Championship
2010/2011 Tue 28 Sep Derby County 3 - 1 Middlesbrough Championship
2009/2010 Tue 16 Mar Derby County 2 - 2 Middlesbrough 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 12 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

The away form of Middlesbrough is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Boro have hit 6 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Derby County lie just outside the playoff positions in the Skybet Championship, picking up 25 points from their 16 games so far.

Middlesbrough see themselves just below half way in the Skybet Championship, showing a record of 19 points from their 17 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Derby County 6 3 2 1 12 6 11
Middlesbrough 6 0 4 2 10 8 4

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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 Middlesbrough in this game. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Derby County Unbeaten in the last 4 home games.
Middlesbrough Not won in previous 7 away matches.
Drawn each of the last 3 games.
No win in the 6 most recent games.

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