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Man. Utd. travel to take on Derby County at Pride Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 51 games played, Red Devils have recorded 14 wins, and Derby County have come away with 19 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Derby County was back in March 2002, over five years ago, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 08 Dec | Man. Utd. | 4 - 1 | Derby County | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 03 Mar | Derby County | 2 - 2 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 12 Dec | Man. Utd. | 5 - 0 | Derby County | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 05 May | Man. Utd. | 0 - 1 | Derby County | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 25 Nov | Derby County | 0 - 3 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 11 Mar | Man. Utd. | 3 - 1 | Derby County | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 20 Nov | Derby County | 1 - 2 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Derby County need to improve on their recent home record of just 3 draws from the previous six. While Rams have scored 4, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
Man. Utd.'s away form is none too clever either, with an unbeaten run in the last six, four of them victories. The Red Devils have put away 14 chances in these games, a let in just 3.
Derby County find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 29 games have yielded only 10 points. Man. Utd. sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 64 points from their 28 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Derby County | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 3 |
| Man. Utd. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Man. Utd. are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to Derby County. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Derby County | Failed to win in previous 13 home matches. Not won in the 26 most recent games. |
| Man. Utd. | Undefeated in last 6 away games. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |