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Plymouth Argyle travel to take on Derby County at Pride Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Pilgrims will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 11 and win only 4 of the 18 games.
The last time the two teams met at Derby County was more than a decade ago, in March 1992, with Derby County running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Second Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 18 Dec | Plymouth Arg. | 0 - 2 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 02 Jan | Plymouth Arg. | 0 - 3 | Derby County | FAC |
| 1991/1992 | Wed 25 Mar | Derby County | 2 - 0 | Plymouth Arg. | CHMP |
| 1991/1992 | Sat 07 Mar | Plymouth Arg. | 1 - 1 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 1986/1987 | Sat 09 May | Derby County | 4 - 2 | Plymouth Arg. | CHMP |
| 1986/1987 | Sat 13 Dec | Plymouth Arg. | 1 - 1 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 22 Mar | Plymouth Arg. | 4 - 1 | Derby County | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Derby County have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 8.
The away form of Plymouth Argyle is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. The Pilgrims have conceded 12 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Derby County are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 57 points from 36 games. Plymouth Argyle are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 41 from their 35 matches played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Derby County | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 9 |
| Plymouth Arg. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Pilgrims are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Derby County. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Derby County | Drawn last 3 games at home. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Drawn each of their last 3 games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Plymouth Arg. | Not won in previous 8 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |