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Nottm Forest prepare to entertain Derby County at City Ground at lunchtime on Saturday, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Forest have the slight edge, having won 16 of the 34 games compared to Derby's 10 wins.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at City Ground was less than a year ago, in March 2003, with Nottm Forest running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Wed 19 Mar | Nottm Forest | 3-0 | Derby | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 20 Oct | Derby | 0 - 0 | Nottm Forest | LD1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 10 Apr | Derby | 1 - 0 | Nottm Forest | PREM |
| 1998/1999 | Mon 16 Nov | Nottm Forest | 2 - 2 | Derby | PREM |
| 1996/1997 | Wed 23 Apr | Derby | 0 - 0 | Nottm Forest | PREM |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 19 Oct | Nottm Forest | 1 - 1 | Derby | PREM |
| 1993/1994 | Wed 27 Apr | Derby | 0 - 2 | Nottm Forest | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Nottingham Forest have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Forest in those games, with 7 conceded.
The away form of Derby is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Rams have hit 5 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Nottm Forest's total of 15 points from their 8 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide League Division One. Derby are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 8 points from 8 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Nottm Forest | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 12 |
| Derby | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With the Forest being in decent shape at home at the moment, I am pleased to predict that this match should result in nothing other than a comfortable home win. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Nottm Forest | 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Derby | 4 games since last defeat. |