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Derby County face a trip to Southampton at St. Marys on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 32 games played, Rams have recorded 9 wins, and Southampton have come away with 15 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2006, when they played out a goalless 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 | Sun 06 Aug | Derby County | 2 - 2 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 04 Feb | Southampton | 0 - 0 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 18 Sep | Derby County | 2 - 2 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 06 Apr | Southampton | 2 - 0 | Derby County | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 17 Nov | Derby County | 1 - 0 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 30 Dec | Southampton | 1 - 0 | Derby County | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 19 Aug | Derby County | 2 - 2 | Southampton | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Southampton are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Saints in those games, with 6 conceded.
Derby County's away form is equally impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. Just 6 goals have scored in these games, though to be fair only a measly 2 have been let in at the wrong end.
Southampton's total of 52 points from their 30 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Derby County are leading the way in the Coca-Cola Championship, with their 30 games giving them a return of 59 points.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southampton | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 11 |
| Derby County | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 18 |
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 Southampton. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southampton | Unbeaten in the last 10 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Derby County | Undefeated in last 4 away games. Won each of the previous 7 matches. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |