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Sheff. Wed. pack their bags to visit Derby County at Pride Park on Sunday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Owls will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 29 and win only 11 of the 55 games.
The previous match played between the two at Pride Park was more than three years back, in February 2003, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 05 Nov | Sheff. Wed. | 2 - 1 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 15 Feb | Derby County | 2 - 2 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 02 Nov | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 3 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 05 Feb | Derby County | 3 - 3 | Sheff. Wed. | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Wed 25 Aug | Sheff. Wed. | 0 - 2 | Derby County | PREM |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 30 Jan | Sheff. Wed. | 0 - 1 | Derby County | PREM |
| 1998/1999 | Wed 09 Sep | Derby County | 1 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | 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 8 goals have been scored by the Rams in those games, with 2 conceded.
Sheff. Wed. have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the The Owls have hit 6 goals, 9 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 50 from their 45 matches played. Sheff. Wed. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 49 points from 45 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Derby County | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 8 |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Rams, as the The Owls have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Derby County | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Sheff. Wed. | 10 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |