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Derby County face a trip to Stoke City at Britannia Stadium on Monday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 59 games played, Rams have recorded 11 wins, and Stoke City have come away with 27 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2004, the Potters carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 10 Jan | Stoke City | 2 - 1 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 09 Aug | Derby County | 0 - 3 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 18 Jan | Stoke City | 1 - 3 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 31 Aug | Derby County | 2 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 30 Mar | Derby County | 3 - 1 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Sun 22 Oct | Stoke City | 1 - 1 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 04 Mar | Stoke City | 0 - 0 | Derby County | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Stoke City have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 6.
The away form of Derby County is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Rams have conceded 6 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Stoke City are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 11 points from the 5 games they have played so far. Derby County's 6 points from 5 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stoke City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Derby County | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Potters, as the Rams have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stoke City | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Derby County | 6 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |