Forest prepare to entertain Derby County at the City Ground on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 36 games played, Forest have recorded 17 wins, and Derby County have come away with 10 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at the City Ground was just last season, in September 2003, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 11 Dec | Derby County | 3 - 0 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Mar | Derby County | 4 - 2 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Sep | Nottm. Forest | 1-1 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 19 Mar | Nottm. Forest | 3 - 0 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 20 Oct | Derby County | 0 - 0 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 10 Apr | Derby County | 1 - 0 | Nottm. Forest | PREM |
| 1998/1999 | Mon 16 Nov | Nottm. Forest | 2 - 2 | Derby County | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Nottingham Forest have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 5.
The Rams have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with a marvellous return of five wins and one defeat from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 13 goals for the Rams, and 6 goals against.
Forest are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 29 points from their 32 games thus far. Derby County are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 55 points from 34 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Nottm. Forest | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| Derby County | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nottm. Forest are not in a rich vein of form at the moment, and your Madmen see things getting no better with Derby County running out narrow winners. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Nottm. Forest | 6 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Derby County | 10 games since last away draw. |