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Crystal Palace face a trip to Derby County at Pride Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the home of the Rams. The Eagles will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 15 and win only 4 of their 24 games played in Derby.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2003, with Crystal Palace inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Rams in a League Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Tue 14 Oct | Crystal Palace | 1 - 1 | Derby County | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 05 Mar | Derby County | 0 - 1 | Crystal Palace | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 17 Sep | Crystal Palace | 0 - 1 | Derby County | LD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 18 Apr | Crystal Palace | 3 - 1 | Derby County | PREM |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 20 Dec | Derby County | 0 - 0 | Crystal Palace | PREM |
| 1995/1996 | Sun 28 Apr | Derby County | 2 - 1 | Crystal Palace | LD1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 25 Nov | Crystal Palace | 0 - 0 | Derby County | LD1 |
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 11 goals have been scored by the Rams in those games, with 8 conceded.
Crystal Palace's away form is equally impressive, with a marvellous return of five wins and one defeat from the last six. Those games have seen the Eagles pummel 16 goals, and let in 6.
Derby County are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 31 points from 31 matches. Crystal Palace lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division One, picking up 47 from their 32 games 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 |
| Derby County | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Crystal Palace are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to Derby County. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Derby County | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Crystal Palace | 3 successive away victories. 10 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 5 matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |