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Derby County pack their bags to visit West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 55 games played, Rams have recorded 14 wins, and West Brom. have come away with 27 victories.
The previous match played between the two at The Hawthorns was more than three years back, in December 2006, the The Baggies carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory 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 | Sat 05 Dec | Derby County | 2 - 2 | West Brom. | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Mon 28 May | Derby County | 1 - 0 | West Brom. | D1PO |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 02 Dec | West Brom. | 1 - 0 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 04 Nov | Derby County | 2 - 1 | West Brom. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Fri 26 Dec | West Brom. | 1 - 1 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 30 Aug | Derby County | 0 - 1 | West Brom. | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 06 Jan | Derby County | 3 - 2 | West Brom. | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
West Bromwich Albion are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 14 goals have been scored by the The Baggies in those games, with 9 conceded.
Derby County have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. Just 6 goals have scored in these games, though to be fair only a measly 3 have been let in at the wrong end.
West Brom. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 60 points from 32 games. Derby County see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 39 points from their 32 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Brom. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Derby County | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the The Baggies. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Brom. | 7 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Derby County | Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |