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Derby County face a trip to Luton Town at Kenilworth Road 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 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 March 2006, the The Hatters carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 18 Mar | Luton Town | 1 - 0 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 26 Dec | Derby County | 1 - 1 | Luton Town | CHMP |
| 1996/1997 | Wed 25 Sep | Derby County | 2 - 2 | Luton Town | LGEC |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 17 Sep | Luton Town | 1 - 0 | Derby County | LGEC |
| 1995/1996 | Wed 21 Feb | Derby County | 1 - 1 | Luton Town | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 02 Sep | Luton Town | 1 - 2 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 1994/1995 | Sun 11 Dec | Luton Town | 0 - 0 | Derby County | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Luton Town are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 13 to 11.
The away form of Derby County however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Rams's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 12 goals for and 11 against.
Luton Town find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 22 points from their 17 matches. Derby County's total of 28 points from their 17 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Luton Town | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 3 |
| Derby County | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Rams have been performing with great credit on their travels, and the Madmen see no reason why they should not return from Kenilworth Road with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Luton Town | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 5 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Derby County | Undefeated in last 3 away games. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |