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Derby County face a trip to Plymouth Argyle at Home Park on Sunday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 8 of the 20 previous games, with the hosts winning just 6.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2005, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Feb | Derby County | 1 - 0 | Plymouth Arg. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 13 Aug | Plymouth Arg. | 0 - 2 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 05 Mar | Derby County | 1 - 0 | Plymouth Arg. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 18 Dec | Plymouth Arg. | 0 - 2 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 02 Jan | Plymouth Arg. | 0 - 3 | Derby County | FAC |
| 1991/1992 | Wed 25 Mar | Derby County | 2 - 0 | Plymouth Arg. | CHMP |
| 1991/1992 | Sat 07 Mar | Plymouth Arg. | 1 - 1 | Derby County | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Plymouth Argyle have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Derby County however, is much more impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the Rams, and 7 goals against.
Plymouth Arg. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 16 points from their 10 games so far. Derby County's 15 points from 10 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Plymouth Arg. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 9 |
| Derby County | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Derby County are in smashing form away from home at present, and Footymad sees this carrying them to a narrow victory at Plymouth Arg.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Plymouth Arg. | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Derby County | Undefeated in last 3 away games. 6 games since last defeat. |