FM Preview: Nottingham Forest v Derby County 29 Dec 2010

Last updated : 28 December 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Nottingham Forest v Derby County fixture

Derby County face a trip to Nottingham Forest at City Ground on Wednesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 40 games played, Rams have recorded 12 wins, and Nottm. Forest have come away with 18 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2009, as the Forest edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a Championship match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010Sat 30 JanDerby County1 - 0Nottm. ForestCHMP
2009/2010Sat 29 AugNottm. Forest3 - 2Derby CountyCHMP
2008/2009Sat 21 FebNottm. Forest1 - 3Derby CountyCHMP
2008/2009Wed 04 FebNottm. Forest2 - 3Derby CountyFAC
2008/2009Fri 23 JanDerby County1 - 1Nottm. ForestFAC
2008/2009Sun 02 NovDerby County1 - 1Nottm. ForestCHMP
2004/2005Sat 26 FebNottm. Forest2 - 2Derby CountyCHMP

Recent respective form guides

Nottingham Forest are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, The Forest have scored 9 and conceded 2 during this period.

Derby County have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Rams have hit 6 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Nottm. Forest's 30 points from 20 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Derby County's 30 points from 22 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Nottm. Forest63218311
Derby County61056123

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Forest, as the Rams have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Nottm. Forest Unbeaten in the last 10 home games.
Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Derby County Lost each of the previous 3 away matches.
Not won in previous 3 away matches.
An overall losing run of 4 games.
No win in the 4 most recent games.