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Derby County face a trip to Coventry City at Ricoh Arena at lunchtime on Saturday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 38 games played, Rams have recorded 9 wins, and Coventry City have come away with 19 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2010, with Derby County inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Sky Blues in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 03 Apr | Coventry City | 0 - 1 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Fri 06 Nov | Derby County | 2 - 1 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 31 Jan | Derby County | 2 - 1 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 25 Oct | Coventry City | 1 - 1 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Mon 09 Apr | Derby County | 1 - 1 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 11 Nov | Coventry City | 1 - 2 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 21 Jan | Coventry City | 6 - 1 | Derby County | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Coventry City's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Sky Blues have scored 5, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.
Derby County's away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. These low-scoring games have seen just 5 goals scored and conceded.
Coventry City are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 4 points from 2 games. Derby County's 3 points from 2 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Coventry City | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
| Derby County | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Derby County only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Ricoh Arena will be a good result. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Coventry City | Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Derby County | 4 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |