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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 39 games played, Rams have recorded 12 wins, and Nottm. Forest have come away with 17 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2009, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 3 winners in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 21 Feb | Nottm. Forest | 1 - 3 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Nottingham Forest are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Forest in those games, with 7 conceded.
The away form of Derby County is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Rams have hit 5 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Nottm. Forest are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 2 points from 4 matches. Derby County's 7 points from 4 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| Derby County | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Derby County on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Nottm. Forest. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Nottm. Forest | 9 games since last home draw. |
| Derby County | Not won in previous 5 away matches. |