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Derby County face a trip to Blackpool at Bloomfield Road on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Rams will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 16 and win only 5 of the 30 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in October 2008, as the Seasiders edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Wed 18 Feb | Derby County | 4 - 1 | Blackpool | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 21 Oct | Blackpool | 3 - 2 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 28 Aug | Derby County | 2 - 2 | Blackpool | LGEC |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 01 Feb | Blackpool | 0 - 1 | Derby County | LGE1 |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 07 Sep | Derby County | 1 - 2 | Blackpool | LGE1 |
| 1976/1977 | Wed 19 Jan | Derby County | 3 - 2 | Blackpool | FAC |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 08 Jan | Blackpool | 0 - 0 | Derby County | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Blackpool losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 6.
The away form of Derby County is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Rams have hit 6 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Blackpool see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 2 points from their 2 games played so far, Derby County's 3 points from 2 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Blackpool | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 10 |
| Derby County | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Seasiders, as the Rams have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Blackpool | Drawn last 3 games at home. Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. Unbeaten run of 8 matches. |
| Derby County | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |