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Derby County face a trip to Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Rams will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 29 and win only 10 of the 55 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in November 2005, the The Owls carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sun 30 Apr | Derby County | 0 - 2 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 05 Nov | Sheff. Wed. | 2 - 1 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 15 Feb | Derby County | 2 - 2 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 02 Nov | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 3 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 05 Feb | Derby County | 3 - 3 | Sheff. Wed. | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Wed 25 Aug | Sheff. Wed. | 0 - 2 | Derby County | PREM |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 30 Jan | Sheff. Wed. | 0 - 1 | Derby County | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield Wednesday need to improve on their recent home record of just 3 draws from the previous six. While The Owls have scored 4, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.
Derby County's away form is none too clever either, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Sheff. Wed. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 7 points from 8 matches. Derby County find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 9 points from their 8 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
| Derby County | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Derby County are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Sheff. Wed.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Wed. | Failed to win in previous 6 home matches. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Derby County | Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |