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Derby County face a trip to Leicester City at Walkers Stadium on Friday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 16 of the 47 previous games, with the hosts winning just 13.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in February 2006, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 25 Nov | Derby County | 1 - 0 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 14 Feb | Leicester City | 2 - 2 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 01 Oct | Derby County | 1 - 1 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 26 Apr | Leicester City | 1 - 0 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Wed 11 Aug | Derby County | 1 - 2 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Mar | Derby County | 1 - 1 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 14 Sep | Leicester City | 3 - 1 | Derby County | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Leicester City losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 8.
Derby County have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Rams's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
Leicester City find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 46 points from their 39 matches. Derby County are leading the way in the Coca-Cola Championship, with their 40 games giving them a return of 76 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Leicester City | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 3 |
| Derby County | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Derby County are in reasonable form away from home coming into this match, and the Madmen are quite confident that they should come away with a comfortable victory from this contest. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Leicester City | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| Derby County | 9 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |