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Derby County prepare to entertain Plymouth Argyle at Pride Park on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 13 wins out of 20 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Pride Park was less than a year ago, in February 2006, the Rams carving out a narrow 1-0 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: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sun 15 Oct | Plymouth Arg. | 3 - 1 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Derby County have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Rams in those games, with 5 conceded.
Plymouth Arg. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the Pilgrims have hit 6 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Derby County are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 44 points from 25 games. Plymouth Arg. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 35 points from their 25 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 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| Plymouth Arg. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Derby County may be coming up against a decent side in Plymouth Arg., but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Rams. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Derby County | 9 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Plymouth Arg. | Not won in previous 5 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |