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Sunderland face a trip to Derby County at Pride Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Black Cats will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 35 and win only 14 of the 66 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in January 2005, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sun 16 Jan | Derby County | 0 - 2 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 02 Oct | Sunderland | 0 - 0 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Mar | Sunderland | 2 - 1 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Sep | Derby County | 1 - 1 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 11 May | Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Derby County | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 09 Feb | Derby County | 0 - 1 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 03 Feb | Derby County | 1 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Derby County have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Sunderland is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the The Black Cats have hit 4 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Derby County are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 5 from their 5 matches played. Sunderland are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 3 points from their 5 games thus 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 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Rams, as the The Black Cats have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Derby County | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. |
| Sunderland | Lost each of the previous 5 away matches. Not won in previous 13 away matches. Last drawn game 12 outings ago. |