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Derby County face a trip to Nottingham Forest at City Ground at lunchtime on Saturday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 38 games played, Rams have recorded 11 wins, and Nottm. Forest have come away with 17 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Derby County inflicting a narrow 2 - 3 defeat upon the Forest 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: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Wed 04 Feb | Nottm. Forest | 2 - 3 | Derby County | FAC |
| 2008/2009 | Fri 23 Jan | Derby County | 1 - 1 | Nottm. Forest | FAC |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 02 Nov | Derby County | 1 - 1 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 26 Feb | Nottm. Forest | 2 - 2 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 11 Dec | Derby County | 3 - 0 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Mar | Derby County | 4 - 2 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Sep | Nottm. Forest | 1 - 1 | Derby County | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Nottingham Forest are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Derby County have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A generous 12 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Nottm. Forest are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 34 points from 33 matches. Derby County find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 38 points from their 31 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Nottm. Forest | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 4 |
| Derby County | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Derby County are in reasonable form away from home coming into this match, and the Madmen are quite confident that they should come away with a comfortable victory from this contest. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Nottm. Forest | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Derby County | 7 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |