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Derby County face a trip to Doncaster Rovers at Keepmoat Stadium on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 4 of the 8 previous games, with the hosts winning just 3.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in February 2009, the Rovers carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 23 Jan | Derby County | 1 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | FAC |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 19 Dec | Derby County | 0 - 2 | Doncaster Rvs. | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Doncaster Rovers have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, While Rovers have scored 6, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.
Derby County have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Rams have hit 7 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Doncaster Rvs.'s 45 points from 35 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Derby County find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 42 points from their 35 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 |
| Derby County | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Rovers, as the Rams have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Doncaster Rvs. | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Derby County | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |