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Blackburn R. travel to take on Derby County at Pride Park on Sunday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 61 games played, Rovers have recorded 16 wins, and Derby County have come away with 26 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Derby County was back in August 2001, over five years ago, the Rams carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Sat 29 Dec | Blackburn R. | 0 - 1 | Derby County | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 18 Aug | Derby County | 2 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Wed 07 Feb | Derby County | 2 - 5 | Blackburn R. | FAC |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 27 Jan | Blackburn R. | 0 - 0 | Derby County | FAC |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 16 Jan | Derby County | 1 - 0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 15 Aug | Blackburn R. | 0 - 0 | Derby County | PREM |
| 1997/1998 | Sun 11 Jan | Derby County | 3 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Derby County's home form is most definitely relegation standard, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Rams have conceded a disappointing 13 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 2 of their own chances.
Blackburn R.'s away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Rovers's have scored 11 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 13.
Derby County find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 19 games have yielded only 7 points. Blackburn R.'s 27 points from 19 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Derby County | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 1 |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been an indifferent run of form for the Rovers of late away from home, but your FootyMad panel sees things improving, starting here at Pride Park with Blackburn R. coasting to victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Derby County | Been beaten in each of their previous 5 home matches. Failed to win in previous 6 home matches. Not won in the 13 most recent games. |
| Blackburn R. | Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 5 most recent games. |