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Coventry City prepare to entertain Derby County at Coventry Arena on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Sky Blues are clearly on top, having won 19 and lost only 7 of the 35 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Coventry Arena was less than a year ago, in January 2006, with Coventry City annihilating their visitors 6-1 in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 21 Jan | Coventry City | 6-1 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 14 Sep | Derby County | 1 - 1 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 30 Apr | Coventry City | 6 - 2 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 04 Dec | Derby County | 2 - 2 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 28 Feb | Coventry City | 2 - 0 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 25 Oct | Derby County | 1 - 3 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 19 Apr | Derby County | 1 - 0 | Coventry City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Coventry City have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. These games have seen the Sky Blues score just 6 goals, though they have conceded 3.
The Rams have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Rams's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 11 goals for and 10 against.
Coventry City's 22 points from 16 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Derby County lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 25 from their 16 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Coventry City | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
| Derby County | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Your number one FootyMad panel have studied this game long and hard, and cannot separate the two. A draw for the Sky Blues. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Coventry City | 6 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Derby County | 4 games since last defeat. |