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Derby County travel to take on Arsenal at Emirates Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Rams will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The last time the two teams met at Arsenal was back in March 2002, over five years ago, the Gunners carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Tue 05 Mar | Arsenal | 1 - 0 | Derby County | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 29 Sep | Derby County | 0 - 2 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 28 Apr | Derby County | 1 - 2 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 11 Nov | Arsenal | 0 - 0 | Derby County | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Sun 28 Nov | Arsenal | 2 - 1 | Derby County | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 10 Aug | Derby County | 1 - 2 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 1998/1999 | Sun 02 May | Arsenal | 1 - 0 | Derby County | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Arsenal are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Gunners, with 3 goals against.
In complete contrast to Arsenal, Derby County are having a torrid time on their travels, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. Rams have conceded 16 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Arsenal are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 13 points from the 5 games played. Derby County are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 4 points from their 6 games thus far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Arsenal | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 16 |
| Derby County | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Rams are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Arsenal. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Arsenal | Won 5 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Won their latest 5 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Derby County | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. |