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Sheff. Utd. face a trip to Derby County at Pride Park on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 31 out of 46 times.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2004, with Derby County running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Tue 23 Mar | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 1 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 28 Jan | Derby County | 2 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Mar | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 0 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 30 Oct | Derby County | 2 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 02 Dec | Derby County | 4 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 07 Oct | Sheff. Utd. | 0 - 2 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 04 Feb | Derby County | 2 - 3 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Derby County are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Rams in those games, with 7 conceded.
The Blades have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. While the Blades have hit 11 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Derby County lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 29 points from their 19 games so far. Sheff. Utd. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 28 from their 19 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Derby County | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 13 |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the Rams. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Derby County | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Sheff. Utd. | 4 games since last away draw. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |