FM Preview: Derby County v Leeds United 08 Dec 2012

Last updated : 07 December 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Derby County v Leeds United fixture

Leeds United face a trip to Derby County at Pride Park at lunchtime on Saturday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 55 games played, Whites have recorded 19 wins, and Derby County have come away with 22 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Pride Park was less than a year ago, in December 2011, the Rams carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Mon 09 Apr Leeds Utd. 0 - 2 Derby County Championship
2011/2012 Mon 26 Dec Derby County 1-0 Leeds Utd. Championship
2010/2011 Tue 12 Apr Derby County 2 - 1 Leeds Utd. Championship
2010/2011 Sat 07 Aug Leeds Utd. 1 - 2 Derby County Championship
2008/2009 Tue 11 Nov Derby County 2 - 1 Leeds Utd. League Cup
2006/2007 Sun 06 May Derby County 2 - 0 Leeds Utd. Championship
2006/2007 Sat 09 Dec Leeds Utd. 0 - 1 Derby County Championship

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Recent respective form guides

Derby County are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Rams in those games, with 5 conceded.

Leeds United have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Derby County find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 27 points from their 20 matches.

Leeds United's 29 points from 20 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Derby County 6 2 1 3 8 12 7
Leeds United 6 3 0 3 8 11 9

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Leeds United on their travels as of late, but we can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Derby County. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Derby County Unbeaten in the last 6 home games.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Leeds United 4 games since last away draw.
Won each of the previous 3 matches.
Last drawn game 7 outings ago.

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