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Derby County prepare to entertain Scunthorpe United at Pride Park on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 9 games played, Rams have recorded 4 wins, and Scunthorpe U. have come away with 2 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Pride Park was less than a year ago, in January 2010, as the visitors ran out cosy 1-4 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 09 Jan | Derby County | 1-4 | Scunthorpe U. | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 15 Aug | Scunthorpe U. | 3 - 2 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 1963/1964 | Fri 20 Mar | Scunthorpe U. | 3 - 2 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 1963/1964 | Sat 25 Jan | Derby County | 2 - 2 | Scunthorpe U. | CHMP |
| 1962/1963 | Sat 06 Apr | Derby County | 6 - 2 | Scunthorpe U. | CHMP |
| 1962/1963 | Fri 16 Nov | Scunthorpe U. | 2 - 1 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 1961/1962 | Fri 06 Apr | Scunthorpe U. | 2 - 0 | Derby County | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Derby County have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. In this time, Rams have rattled up an impressive 17 goals, and conceded 3.
Scunthorpe U.'s away form is equally impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Iron, and 14 goals against.
Derby County are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 27 points from 17 games. Scunthorpe U. find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 20 points from their 17 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Derby County | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 12 |
| Scunthorpe U. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Derby County may be coming up against a decent side in Scunthorpe U., but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Rams. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Derby County | Won 5 successive home games. 7 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Scunthorpe U. | 3 successive away victories. 21 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |