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History of the Derby County v Nottingham Forest fixture

Nottm. Forest face a trip to Derby County at Pride Park on Saturday afternoon,

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2002, when they played out a goalless draw 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	Sat 27 Sep	Nottm. Forest	1 - 1	Derby County	LD1
2002/2003	Wed 19 Mar	Nottm. Forest	3 - 0	Derby County	LD1
2002/2003	Sun 20 Oct	Derby County	0 - 0	Nottm. Forest	LD1
1998/1999	Sat 10 Apr	Derby County	1 - 0	Nottm. Forest	PREM
1998/1999	Mon 16 Nov	Nottm. Forest	2 - 2	Derby County	PREM
1996/1997	Wed 23 Apr	Derby County	0 - 0	Nottm. Forest	PREM
1996/1997	Sat 19 Oct	Nottm. Forest	1 - 1	Derby County	PREM

Recent respective form guides

Derby County are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Rams in those games, with 4 conceded.

In complete contrast to Derby County, Nottm. Forest are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Only 3 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 leaked at the wrong end.

Derby County are stuck down in the relegation zone of Nationwide League Division One with a return of just 38 points from their 36 games thus far. Nottm. Forest find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 42 points from their 37 matches.

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	4	7	7
Nottm. Forest	6	3	2	1	8	6	11

FootyMad's prediction ...

This promises to be an excellent test for the in-form Forest, but one which I believe will end in stalemate. No-score draw

Sequence statistics:
Derby County	Unbeaten in the last 6 home games.
Nottm. Forest	No sequences of note