West Ham pack their bags to visit Derby County at Pride Park on Saturday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Hammers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 16 and win only 7 of the 30 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was within the last three years, in September 2001, when they played out a goalless draw in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Wed 26 Dec | West Ham | 4 - 0 | Derby | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 08 Sep | Derby | 0 - 0 | West Ham | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 14 Apr | West Ham | 3 - 1 | Derby | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Mon 06 Nov | Derby | 0 - 0 | West Ham | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 15 Apr | Derby | 1 - 2 | West Ham | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 28 Dec | West Ham | 1 - 1 | Derby | PREM |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 17 Apr | West Ham | 5 - 1 | Derby | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Derby County's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Rams have scored 7, a worringly large 14 have been leaked at the other end.
West Ham's away form is none too clever either, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Hammers, and 2 goals against.
Derby find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 12 points from their 10 matches. West Ham are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 20 points from 10 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Derby | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 11 |
| West Ham | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Hammers have been performing with great credit on their travels, and the Madmen see no reason why they should not return from Pride Park with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Derby | Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| West Ham | 7 games since last away draw. |