FootyMAD's Coventry City match preview

Last updated : 10 November 2006 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Coventry City v Derby County fixture

Derby County face a trip to Coventry City at Coventry Arena 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 19 and win only 7 of the 35 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2006, with Coventry City annihilating their visitors 6 - 1 in a Championship match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2005/2006Sat 21 JanCoventry City6 - 1Derby CountyCHMP
2005/2006Wed 14 SepDerby County1 - 1Coventry CityCHMP
2004/2005Sat 30 AprCoventry City6 - 2Derby CountyCHMP
2004/2005Sat 04 DecDerby County2 - 2Coventry CityCHMP
2003/2004Sat 28 FebCoventry City2 - 0Derby CountyCHMP
2003/2004Sat 25 OctDerby County1 - 3Coventry CityCHMP
2002/2003Sat 19 AprDerby County1 - 0Coventry CityCHMP

Recent respective form guides

Coventry City have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. These games have seen the Sky Blues score just 6 goals, though they have conceded 3.

The Rams have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Rams's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 11 goals for and 10 against.

Coventry City's 22 points from 16 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Derby County lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 25 from their 16 games so far.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Coventry City6303669
Derby County63129910

FootyMad's prediction ...

An interesting game for the Rams to play at the moment, and one from which I believe will see Derby County take away one point. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Coventry City 6 games since last home draw.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Derby County 4 games since last defeat.