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Derby County prepare to entertain Birmingham City at Pride Park on Tuesday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 51 games played, Rams have recorded 25 wins, and Birmingham C. have come away with 10 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Pride Park was just last season, in August 2007, with Birmingham C. inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Rams in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 02 Feb | Birmingham C. | 1 - 1 | Derby County | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 25 Aug | Derby County | 1-2 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Fri 09 Mar | Birmingham C. | 1 - 0 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 21 Oct | Derby County | 0 - 1 | Birmingham C. | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 20 Apr | Derby County | 1 - 1 | Birmingham C. | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 21 Nov | Birmingham C. | 1 - 4 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 26 Feb | Derby County | 1 - 1 | Birmingham C. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Derby County have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, While Rams have scored 6, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Birmingham C. however, is much more impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Blues, and 4 goals against.
Derby County find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 9 points from their 8 matches. Birmingham C. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 19 points from the 8 games they have played so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Derby County | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 11 |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been an indifferent run of form for the Rams of late, and things are not going to improve with the visit of Birmingham C., who one believes will win this game handsomely. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Derby County | Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Birmingham C. | Undefeated in last 3 away games. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |