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Sheff. Wed. face a trip to Derby County at Pride Park on Saturday 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 12 of the 56 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2006, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 23 Sep | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 2 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 30 Apr | Derby County | 0 - 2 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Derby County have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Rams in those games, with 4 conceded.
Sheff. Wed.'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 The Owls pummel 14 goals, and let in 6.
Derby County are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 50 points from the 27 games they have played so far. Sheff. Wed.'s 40 points from 27 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Derby County | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 13 |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sheff. Wed. are performing with pride on their travels, but the FootyMad panel believes it may not be enough to prevent the Rams coming away with a hard-fought home win. Home win.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Derby County | 11 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Sheff. Wed. | 4 successive away victories. 7 games since last away draw. No win in the 2 most recent games. |