FM Preview: Leeds United v Derby County 07 Aug 2010

History of the Leeds United v Derby County fixture

Derby County pack their bags to visit Leeds United at Elland Road at tea-time on Saturday, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Rams will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 32 and win only 7 of the 50 games.

The previous match played between the two at Elland Road was more than three years back, in December 2006, with Derby County inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Whites in a Championship match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2008/2009	Tue 11 Nov	Derby County	2 - 1	Leeds Utd.	LGEC
2006/2007	Sun 06 May	Derby County	2 - 0	Leeds Utd.	CHMP
2006/2007	Sat 09 Dec	Leeds Utd.	0 - 1	Derby County	CHMP
2005/2006	Sat 11 Feb	Derby County	0 - 0	Leeds Utd.	CHMP
2005/2006	Wed 28 Sep	Leeds Utd.	3 - 1	Derby County	CHMP
2004/2005	Wed 26 Jan	Derby County	2 - 0	Leeds Utd.	CHMP
2004/2005	Sat 07 Aug	Leeds Utd.	1 - 0	Derby County	CHMP

Recent respective form guides

Leeds United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 8.

Derby County have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 leaked at the wrong end.



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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Leeds Utd.	6	4	0	2	13	7	12
Derby County	6	2	2	2	6	6	8

FootyMad's prediction ...

Derby County are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Elland Road with a well-deserved point. No-score draw

Sequence statistics:
Leeds Utd.	Won 3 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 12 .
Derby County	Not won in previous 2 away matches.