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Derby County face a trip to Sunderland at Stadium Of Light 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 42 and win only 13 of the 67 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2007, the The Black Cats carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 24 Feb | Sunderland | 2 - 1 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 09 Sep | Derby County | 1 - 2 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 16 Jan | Derby County | 0 - 2 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 02 Oct | Sunderland | 0 - 0 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Mar | Sunderland | 2 - 1 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Sep | Derby County | 1 - 1 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 11 May | Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Derby County | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The The Black Cats's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
The away form of Derby County is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Rams have conceded 18 goals in these games, and only hit 0 in reply.
Sunderland are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 10 points from their 14 games thus far. Derby County find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 14 games have yielded only 6 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sunderland | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 2 |
| Derby County | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Black Cats, as the Rams have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 8 most recent games. |
| Derby County | Not won in previous 7 away matches. An overall losing run of 4 games. No win in the 8 most recent games. |