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Derby County play host to Crewe Alexandra at Pride Park on Wednesday evening, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The majority of those games have been won by the Rams.
The last time the two teams met at Derby County was well over fifteen years ago, back in November 1985, with Derby County annihilating their visitors 5-1 in a F.A. Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 18 Oct | Crewe Alex. | 3 - 0 | Derby County | LD1 |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 16 Nov | Derby County | 5-1 | Crewe Alex. | FAC |
| 1956/1957 | Sat 26 Jan | Derby County | 4 - 0 | Crewe Alex. | D3N |
| 1956/1957 | Sat 05 Jan | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 5 | Derby County | D3N |
| 1955/1956 | Wed 14 Sep | Derby County | 3 - 3 | Crewe Alex. | D3N |
| 1955/1956 | Mon 05 Sep | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 1 | Derby County | D3N |
| 1947/1948 | Sat 24 Jan | Crewe Alex. | 0 - 3 | Derby County | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Derby County have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 11 to 9.
Crewe Alex. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The The Railwaymen's have scored 11 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 12.
Derby County are stuck down in the relegation zone of Nationwide League Division One with a return of just 34 points from their 33 games thus far. Crewe Alex. find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 40 points from their 32 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Derby County | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Derby County may be coming up against a decent side in Crewe Alex., but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Rams. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Derby County | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Crewe Alex. | Not won in previous 5 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |