Derby County face a trip to Sunderland at Stadium Of Light 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 lose 41 and win only 13 of the 65 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2004, the Black Cats carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Division One match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2003/2004 | Sat 27 Mar | Sunderland | 2 - 1 | Derby County | CHMP |
2003/2004 | Sat 20 Sep | Derby County | 1 - 1 | Sunderland | CHMP |
2001/2002 | Sat 11 May | Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Derby County | PREM |
2001/2002 | Sat 09 Feb | Derby County | 0 - 1 | Sunderland | PREM |
2000/2001 | Sat 03 Feb | Derby County | 1 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
2000/2001 | Sat 16 Sep | Sunderland | 2 - 1 | Derby County | PREM |
1999/2000 | Sat 26 Feb | Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Derby County | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Black Cats, with 5 goals against.
Derby County have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. The Rams's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Sunderland lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 17 points from their 11 games so far. Derby County see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 14 points from their 11 games played so far,
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Sunderland | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 13 |
Derby County | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Black Cats, as the Rams have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
Sequence statistics: | |
Sunderland | Unbeaten in the last 9 home games. |
Derby County | 9 games since last away draw. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |