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Arsenal play host to Derby County at Emirates Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Gunners are clearly on top, winning 53.70% of the games played between the two.
The last time the two teams met at Arsenal was back in March 2002, over five years ago, the Gunners carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Tue 05 Mar | Arsenal | 1-0 | Derby County | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 29 Sep | Derby County | 0 - 2 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 28 Apr | Derby County | 1 - 2 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 11 Nov | Arsenal | 0 - 0 | Derby County | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Sun 28 Nov | Arsenal | 2 - 1 | Derby County | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 10 Aug | Derby County | 1 - 2 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 1998/1999 | Sun 02 May | Arsenal | 1 - 0 | Derby County | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Arsenal are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Gunners, with 3 goals against.
In complete contrast to Arsenal, Derby County are having a torrid time on their travels, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. Rams have conceded 16 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Arsenal are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 13 points from the 5 games played. Derby County are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 4 points from their 6 games thus far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Arsenal | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 16 |
| Derby County | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its good news for Arsenal fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, I just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the Gunners. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Arsenal | Won 5 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Won their latest 5 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Derby County | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. |