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Sheff. Utd. face a trip to Derby County at Pride Park on Wednesday evening, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 30 out of 45 times.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2002, the Rams carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Mar | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 0 | Derby County | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 30 Oct | Derby County | 2 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | LD1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 02 Dec | Derby County | 4 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | LD1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 07 Oct | Sheff. Utd. | 0 - 2 | Derby County | LD1 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 04 Feb | Derby County | 2 - 3 | Sheff. Utd. | LD1 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 12 Nov | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 1 | Derby County | LD1 |
| 1990/1991 | Sat 26 Jan | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 0 | Derby County | DIV1 |
Recent respective form guides
Derby County have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The Rams's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.
The Blades have had a decent run of form away from home recently, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Blades, and 6 goals against.
Derby County are stuck down in the relegation zone of Nationwide League Division One with a return of just 27 points from their 27 games thus far. Sheff. Utd. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 49 points from 27 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Derby County | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 5 |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Blades have been performing with great credit on their travels, and the Madmen see no reason why they should not return from Pride Park with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Derby County | 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Sheff. Utd. | 4 successive away victories. 7 games since last away draw. 9 games since last defeat. |