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Derby County travel to take on Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park 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 lose 33 and win only 12 of the 57 games.
The last time the two teams met at Blackburn R. was back in December 2001, over five years ago, with Derby County inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Rovers in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sun 30 Dec | Derby County | 1 - 2 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 29 Dec | Blackburn R. | 0 - 1 | Derby County | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 18 Aug | Derby County | 2 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Wed 07 Feb | Derby County | 2 - 5 | Blackburn R. | FAC |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 27 Jan | Blackburn R. | 0 - 0 | Derby County | FAC |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 16 Jan | Derby County | 1 - 0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 15 Aug | Blackburn R. | 0 - 0 | Derby County | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Blackburn Rovers haven't lost in their last six home matches, but have drawn four of them. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Rovers in those games, with 5 conceded.
The away form of Derby County is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Rams have conceded 13 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Blackburn R.'s 55 points from 36 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position. Derby County find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 36 games have yielded only 11 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
| Derby County | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 1 |
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 Blackburn R.. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Blackburn R. | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. |
| Derby County | Lost each of the previous 5 away matches. Not won in previous 19 away matches. An overall losing run of 4 games. No win in the 33 most recent games. |