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Derby County prepare to entertain Swansea City at Pride Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Rams are clearly on top, winning 55.56% of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Pride Park was less than a year ago, in March 2009, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2-2 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: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Fri 20 Nov | Swansea City | 1 - 0 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 03 Mar | Derby County | 2-2 | Swansea City | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 16 Sep | Swansea City | 1 - 1 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Wed 22 Sep | Derby County | 3 - 1 | Swansea City | LGEC |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 14 Sep | Swansea City | 0 - 0 | Derby County | LGEC |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 23 Jan | Swansea City | 0 - 1 | Derby County | FAC |
| 1985/1986 | Tue 06 May | Swansea City | 0 - 3 | Derby County | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Derby County have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Rams in those games, with 6 conceded.
Swansea City have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Swans's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 5 against.
Derby County's 39 points from 31 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Swansea City are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 50 points from 31 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Derby County | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 10 |
| Swansea City | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Derby County are performing very well at home, but your FootyMad panel reckons that the overall quality of Swansea City will prove too much for the homesters. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Derby County | 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Swansea City | Undefeated in last 3 away games. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |