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Derby County face a trip to Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 29 games played, Rams have recorded 8 wins, and Crystal Palace have come away with 12 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2009, the Eagles carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 18 Apr | Crystal Palace | 1 - 0 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 06 Dec | Derby County | 1 - 2 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 29 Apr | Crystal Palace | 2 - 0 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Dec | Derby County | 1 - 0 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Mar | Derby County | 2 - 1 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 28 Dec | Crystal Palace | 2 - 0 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 21 Feb | Derby County | 2 - 1 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Crystal Palace's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Eagles have conceded a disappointing 10 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 3 of their own chances.
The away form of Derby County is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Rams have hit 6 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Crystal Palace are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 5 points from 6 matches. Derby County see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 7 points from their 7 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 |
| Derby County | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4 |
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 Selhurst Park with a well-deserved point. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crystal Palace | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Derby County | Not won in previous 6 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |