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Derby County travel to take on Birmingham City at St. Andrew's on Friday evening, 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 last time the two teams met at Birmingham C. was more than a decade ago, in November 1995, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 4 winners in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 21 Oct | Derby County | 0 - 1 | Birmingham C. | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 20 Apr | Derby County | 1 - 1 | Birmingham C. | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 21 Nov | Birmingham C. | 1 - 4 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 26 Feb | Derby County | 1 - 1 | Birmingham C. | CHMP |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 04 Sep | Birmingham C. | 3 - 0 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 1992/1993 | Tue 06 Apr | Birmingham C. | 1 - 1 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 12 Dec | Derby County | 3 - 1 | Birmingham C. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Birmingham City 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 Rams have had a decent run of form away from home recently, picking up four victories from the last six. The Rams's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.
Birmingham C. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 67 points from the 35 games they have played so far. Derby County are leading the way in the Coca-Cola Championship, with their 36 games giving them a return of 69 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| Derby County | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
An interesting game for the Rams to play at the moment, and one from which I believe will see Derby County take away one point. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Birmingham C. | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Derby County | 7 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |