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Derby County pack their bags to visit Sheffield United at Bramall Lane 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 previous match played between the two at Bramall Lane was more than three years back, in September 2005, the The Blades carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 13 Sep | Derby County | 2 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 01 Feb | Derby County | 0 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 24 Sep | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 1 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Fri 15 Apr | Sheff. Utd. | 0 - 1 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 20 Nov | Derby County | 0 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 23 Mar | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 1 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 28 Jan | Derby County | 2 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield United are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The Rams have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Rams, and 10 goals against.
Sheff. Utd. are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 60 points from 37 games. Derby County find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 46 points from their 36 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| Derby County | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is a game in which both sides are showing indifferent form, so the Madmen are expecting the Rams to come away from it with a creditable draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Derby County | Not won in previous 2 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |