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Derby County prepare to entertain Doncaster Rovers at Pride Park on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having managed to conjure up a win from 4 of the previous 6 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Pride Park was just last season, in August 2008, with Doncaster Rvs. inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Rams in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Fri 27 Feb | Doncaster Rvs. | 2 - 1 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 09 Aug | Derby County | 0-1 | Doncaster Rvs. | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Wed 20 Sep | Doncaster Rvs. | 3 - 3 | Derby County | LGEC |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 03 May | Derby County | 1 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 1985/1986 | Sun 15 Dec | Doncaster Rvs. | 0 - 3 | Derby County | LGE1 |
| 1984/1985 | Fri 22 Feb | Doncaster Rvs. | 2 - 1 | Derby County | LGE1 |
| 1984/1985 | Wed 28 Nov | Derby County | 3 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Derby County have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Rams in those games, with 8 conceded.
In complete contrast to Derby County, Doncaster Rvs. are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Rovers's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.
Derby County find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 25 points from their 21 matches. Doncaster Rvs. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 27 points from their 21 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Derby County | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 11 |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Derby County are starting to turn Pride Park into a fortress, but the quality of opposition for this game makes your FootyMad panel believe the teams will share the spoils on this occasion. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Derby County | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 5 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |