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Derby County prepare to entertain Sheffield United at Pride Park at lunchtime on Saturday, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 33 wins out of 50 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Pride Park was less than a year ago, in September 2008, the Rams carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 14 Mar | Sheff. Utd. | 4 - 2 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 13 Sep | Derby County | 2-1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 01 Feb | Derby County | 0 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 24 Sep | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 1 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Fri 15 Apr | Sheff. Utd. | 0 - 1 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 20 Nov | Derby County | 0 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 23 Mar | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 1 | Derby County | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Derby County have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Sheff. Utd. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The The Blades's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 5 goals for and 3 against.
Derby County's 7 points from 5 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Sheff. Utd. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 9 from their 5 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Derby County | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Derby County are performing in fits and starts at home in recent games, and FootyMad doesn't see things getting any better, as the visitors squeak past and take all the points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Derby County | Won 3 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. |
| Sheff. Utd. | Undefeated in last 4 away games. 5 games since last defeat. |