|
Derby County pack their bags to visit Southampton at St. Marys on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 31 games played, Rams have recorded 9 wins, and Southampton have come away with 15 victories.
The previous match played between the two at St. Marys was more than three years back, in April 2002, with Southampton running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sun 18 Sep | Derby County | 2 - 2 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 06 Apr | Southampton | 2 - 0 | Derby County | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 17 Nov | Derby County | 1 - 0 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 30 Dec | Southampton | 1 - 0 | Derby County | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 19 Aug | Derby County | 2 - 2 | Southampton | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Mon 24 Apr | Derby County | 2 - 0 | Southampton | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Mon 04 Oct | Southampton | 3 - 3 | Derby County | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Southampton have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Derby County is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. Rams have conceded 13 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Southampton find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 35 points from their 31 matches. Derby County are currently lying in 19th place in Coca Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 32 from their 31 matches played.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southampton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| Derby County | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Saints, as the Rams have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southampton | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. |
| Derby County | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 6 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |