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Derby prepare to entertain Coventry City at Pride Park on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 19 wins out of 29 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Pride Park was less than a year ago, in April 2003, the Rams carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 19 Apr | Derby | 1-0 | Coventry | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 21 Dec | Coventry | 3 - 0 | Derby | LD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 31 Mar | Coventry | 2 - 0 | Derby | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 16 Dec | Derby | 1 - 0 | Coventry | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 22 Jan | Derby | 0 - 0 | Coventry | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 21 Aug | Coventry | 2 - 0 | Derby | PREM |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 08 May | Derby | 0 - 0 | Coventry | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Derby County's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Rams have scored 6, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
Coventry's away form is none too clever either, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Sky Blues have hit 7 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Derby are currently lying in 19th place in Nationwide League Division One having mustered a points tally of 14 from their 15 matches played. Coventry find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 16 points from their 13 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Derby | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 11 |
| Coventry | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Attention punters! I see this as an opportunity for the Rams to get the show back on the road by taking all the three points available. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Derby | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. |
| Coventry | 5 games since last away draw. |