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Crystal Palace face a trip to Derby County at Pride Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Eagles will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 19 and win only 5 of the 30 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2010, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 17 Apr | Derby County | 1 - 1 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 19 Sep | Crystal Palace | 1 - 0 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 18 Apr | Crystal Palace | 1 - 0 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 06 Dec | Derby County | 1 - 2 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 29 Apr | Crystal Palace | 2 - 0 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Dec | Derby County | 1 - 0 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Mar | Derby County | 2 - 1 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Derby County's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Rams's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Crystal Palace's away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Eagles have hit 4 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Derby County are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 5 points from 7 matches. Crystal Palace are currently lying in 19th place in Npower Championship having mustered a points tally of 7 from their 7 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 |
| Derby County | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Eagles out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Derby County. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Derby County | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 7 most recent games. |
| Crystal Palace | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. |