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Southampton are ready to welcome Derby County to St. Marys on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 31 games played, Saints have recorded 15 wins, and Derby County have come away with 9 victories.
The previous match played between the two at St. Marys was more than three years back, in April 2002, with Southampton running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sun 18 Sep | Derby County | 2 - 2 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 06 Apr | Southampton | 2-0 | Derby County | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 17 Nov | Derby County | 1 - 0 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 30 Dec | Southampton | 1 - 0 | Derby County | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 19 Aug | Derby County | 2 - 2 | Southampton | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Mon 24 Apr | Derby County | 2 - 0 | Southampton | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Mon 04 Oct | Southampton | 3 - 3 | Derby County | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Southampton have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Derby County is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. Rams have conceded 13 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Southampton find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 35 points from their 31 matches. Derby County are currently lying in 19th place in Coca Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 32 from their 31 matches played.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southampton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| Derby County | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Saints's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Derby County. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southampton | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. |
| Derby County | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 6 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |