Walsall face a trip to Derby County at Pride Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Saddlers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them with only a 20.00% success rate in the fixture.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2002, 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: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Sep | Walsall | 0 - 1 | Derby County | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 26 Apr | Walsall | 3 - 2 | Derby County | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 05 Oct | Derby County | 2 - 2 | Walsall | LD1 |
| 1985/1986 | Mon 31 Mar | Walsall | 1 - 1 | Derby County | DIV3 |
| 1985/1986 | Wed 12 Mar | Derby County | 3 - 1 | Walsall | DIV3 |
| 1984/1985 | Wed 06 Mar | Derby County | 2 - 0 | Walsall | DIV3 |
| 1984/1985 | Tue 23 Oct | Walsall | 0 - 0 | Derby County | DIV3 |
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 11 goals have been scored by the Rams in those games, with 5 conceded.
In complete contrast to Derby County, Walsall are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Saddlers have hit 7 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Derby County are stuck down in the relegation zone of Nationwide League Division One with a return of just 42 points from their 39 games thus far. Walsall find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 45 points from their 39 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Derby County | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| Walsall | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Rams, as the Saddlers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Derby County | Unbeaten in the last 7 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Walsall | No sequences of note |