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Derby County face a trip to Burnley at Turf Moor on Friday evening, 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 most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2004, the Clarets carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 24 Apr | Burnley | 1 - 0 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 15 Nov | Derby County | 2 - 0 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Feb | Burnley | 2 - 0 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 07 Sep | Derby County | 1 - 2 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 11 Dec | Derby County | 0 - 1 | Burnley | FAC |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 15 Apr | Burnley | 3 - 1 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 1994/1995 | Wed 15 Mar | Derby County | 4 - 0 | Burnley | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Burnley have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Clarets in those games, with 7 conceded.
The away form of Derby County is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Rams have hit 4 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Burnley's 18 points from 14 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Derby County find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 16 points from their 14 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Burnley | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
| Derby County | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Clarets, as the Rams have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Burnley | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Drawn each of their last 3 games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Derby County | Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 6 most recent games. |