Pick of the stats: Derby County v Leicester City

Pride Park will want to see an emphatic victory for their Derby County side when Leicester City visit on Saturday (12:30 GMT).

However technically In an East Midlands derby, the rivalry between the Rams and Foxes has as much to do with history as it does location.

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Over the past two decades, Derby have won just three of their last 17 meetings, while Leicester have won nine of the last 11 – plus a First Division play-off victory in 1994 which still comes as a blow.

However, the visitors are struggling this season and this could be a good time for the hosts to secure their first win against the Foxes since March 2013.

• Derby have lost seven of their last eight league matches against Leicester (W1), which is the first between the sides since the Foxes’ 4-1 win in January 2014.

• This is Leicester’s first away league game against Derby since a 1-0 win in August 2013. They have won three of their last four league visits to Pride Park (L1), keeping a clean sheet in each victory.

• Derby County have lost two of their last three league matches (1 win), as many as in their previous 13 (6 wins, 5 draws).

• Leicester have lost five of their last eight league games (W2 D1), with only Swansea, Portsmouth and Sheffield Wednesday having lost more than the Foxes since the first match of this series on October 21 (6 each).

• Derby have taken fewer shots (155) and fewer shots on target (51) than any other Championship team this season, while also having the second-lowest expected goals total (17.4). Despite this, only seven clubs have scored more goals than the Rams this season (25).