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Derby County prepare to entertain Brighton & Hove Albion at Pride Park on Wednesday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 8 wins out of 11 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Pride Park was two seasons ago, in December 2002, the Rams carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 14 Dec | Derby County | 1-0 | Brighton & HA | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 16 Nov | Brighton & HA | 1 - 0 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 1991/1992 | Wed 15 Apr | Brighton & HA | 1 - 2 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 1991/1992 | Sat 21 Sep | Derby County | 3 - 1 | Brighton & HA | CHMP |
| 1986/1987 | Sat 07 Mar | Brighton & HA | 0 - 1 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 1986/1987 | Sat 25 Oct | Derby County | 4 - 1 | Brighton & HA | CHMP |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 17 Mar | Derby County | 0 - 3 | Brighton & HA | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Derby County have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A generous 11 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The Seagulls have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.
Derby County's 22 points from 16 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Brighton & HA see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 19 points from their 16 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Derby County | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
| Brighton & HA | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Rams's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Brighton & HA. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Derby County | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Brighton & HA | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. |