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Derby County face a trip to Birmingham City at St. Andrew's 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 ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2007, the Blues carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 25 Aug | Derby County | 1 - 2 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Fri 09 Mar | Birmingham C. | 1 - 0 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Birmingham City's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Blues's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
The away form of Derby County is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Rams have hit 5 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Birmingham C. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 20 points from 24 matches. Derby County find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 24 games have yielded only 8 points.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| Derby County | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Blues, as the Rams have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Birmingham C. | Latest 2 games ended in defeat. |
| Derby County | No sequences of note |