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Derby County prepare to entertain Crystal Palace at Pride Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Rams are clearly on top, having won 15 and lost only 4 of the 24 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Pride Park was less than a year ago, in March 2003, with Crystal Palace inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Rams in a League Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Tue 14 Oct | Crystal Palace | 1 - 1 | Derby County | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 05 Mar | Derby County | 0-1 | Crystal Palace | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 17 Sep | Crystal Palace | 0 - 1 | Derby County | LD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 18 Apr | Crystal Palace | 3 - 1 | Derby County | PREM |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 20 Dec | Derby County | 0 - 0 | Crystal Palace | PREM |
| 1995/1996 | Sun 28 Apr | Derby County | 2 - 1 | Crystal Palace | LD1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 25 Nov | Crystal Palace | 0 - 0 | Derby County | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Derby County have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Rams in those games, with 8 conceded.
Crystal Palace's away form is equally impressive, with a marvellous return of five wins and one defeat from the last six. Those games have seen the Eagles pummel 16 goals, and let in 6.
Derby County are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 31 points from 31 matches. Crystal Palace lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division One, picking up 47 from their 32 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Derby County | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Derby County may be in prime form at home, but the quality of the opposition suggests to me that Crystal Palace are going to come away with all the points in this one. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Derby County | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Crystal Palace | 3 successive away victories. 10 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 5 matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |