FM Preview: Derby County v Huddersfield Town 02 Feb 2013

Last updated : 01 February 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Derby County v Huddersfield Town fixture

Huddersfield Town travel to take on Derby County at Pride Park on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having taken no points from 29 of the 42 contests.

The last time the two teams met at Derby County was more than a decade ago, in February 1999, with Derby County running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a F.A. Cup match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 15 Sep Huddersfield 1 - 0 Derby County Championship
2003/2004 Tue 12 Aug Huddersfield 2 - 1 Derby County League Cup
1998/1999 Wed 24 Feb Derby County 3-1 Huddersfield F.A. Cup
1998/1999 Sat 13 Feb Huddersfield 2 - 2 Derby County F.A. Cup
1995/1996 Sat 02 Mar Derby County 3 - 2 Huddersfield League Division One
1995/1996 Tue 26 Dec Huddersfield 0 - 1 Derby County League Division One
1986/1987 Wed 08 Apr Derby County 2 - 0 Huddersfield Second Division

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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 8 conceded.

The away form of Huddersfield Town is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Terriers have conceded 16 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.

Derby County see themselves just below half way in the npower Championship, showing a record of 38 points from their 28 games played so far,

Huddersfield Town find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 36 points from their 29 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Derby County 6 2 2 2 11 8 8
Huddersfield Town 6 2 2 2 5 12 8

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FootyMad's prediction ...

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

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Derby County Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Huddersfield Town 4 games since last away draw.

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