FM Preview: Derby County v Wolverhampton Wanderers 16 Feb 2013

Last updated : 15 February 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Derby County v Wolverhampton Wanderers fixture

Wolverhampton Wanderers pack their bags to visit Derby County at Pride Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Wolves will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.

The previous match played between the two at Pride Park was more than three years back, in April 2009, with Wolverhampton Wanderers inflicting a narrow 2-3 defeat upon the Rams in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 25 Aug Wolves 1 - 1 Derby County Championship
2008/2009 Mon 13 Apr Derby County 2-3 Wolves Championship
2008/2009 Tue 09 Dec Wolves 3 - 0 Derby County Championship
2006/2007 Tue 26 Dec Derby County 0 - 2 Wolves Championship
2006/2007 Tue 12 Sep Wolves 0 - 1 Derby County Championship
2005/2006 Fri 18 Nov Derby County 0 - 3 Wolves Championship
2005/2006 Tue 18 Oct Wolves 1 - 1 Derby County Championship

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Recent respective form guides

Derby County have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Rams in those games, with 7 conceded.

The away form of Wolverhampton Wanderers is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Wolves have hit 4 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Derby County's 42 points from 31 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

Wolverhampton Wanderers are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 34 points from 31 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Derby County 6 1 2 3 8 10 5
Wolverhampton Wanderers 6 0 3 3 5 8 3

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FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Rams, as the Wolves have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Derby County Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Wolverhampton Wanderers Not won in previous 4 away matches.
No win in the 9 most recent games.

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