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Derby County’s staggering 25-year record shows why they are clear favourites to beat Luton Town

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Derby County continue their fight for Championship survival with a meeting against Luton Town on Friday.

Championship survival is the main talking point for both sets of fans going into the fixture.

Derby County looked to be dead and buried on this front just a few months ago, but have had a remarkable revival under John Eustace.

In fact, the Rams have now climbed out of the relegation zone and currently sit three points clear of the upcoming opponents.

Luton Town have a much worse goal difference as well, but with things still so tight going into Friday, a win remains a must for Derby.

Position Team Played MP Won W Drawn D Lost L For GF Against GA Diff GD Points Pts
18 Stoke CityStoke City42 11 14 17 43 54 -11 47
19 PortsmouthPortsmouth42 12 10 20 50 66 -16 46
20 Hull CityHull City42 11 12 19 41 50 -9 45
21 DerbyDerby42 11 10 21 44 54 -10 43
22 CardiffCardiff42 9 15 18 45 66 -21 42
23 LutonLuton42 10 10 22 37 63 -26 40
Derby County v Luton Town - Sky Bet Championship
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Derby County record vs Luton Town is superb

Should Derby win on April 18, there is a real chance they move as high as 19th in the table.

That would probably confirm their safety in the second tier for another season, especially if Cardiff City drop points in their match.

And as well as their recent form making them favourites, history suggests they will almost certainly not lose to the Hatters.

Friday’s matchup is set to take place at Pride Park, and the Derbyshire outfit have a remarkable record against Luton there.

In fact, Derby are unbeaten in their last 10 home league games fixtures Luton -winning five and drawing five.

The last time they dropped points on home turf to their upcoming opponents came all the way back in 1990.

Derby lost 3-2 and were still playing at the Baseball Ground in May of that year when the tie took place.

Derby County FC v Preston North End FC - Sky Bet Championship
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Derby County vs Luton Town stats you should know

Simiarly, if Derby were to lose to Luton at Pride Park for the first time ever, it would see the latter match their own 25-year record.

The Hatters have not done the league double over the Rams since the 1989/90 campaign, which included the aforementioned 3-2 loss.

On a more positive note, Derby have won each of their last four league matches when playing on Good Friday.

They are also the only side to win on that day in every single campaign from 2020/21 to 2023/24.

As a result, history looks to be well and truly on Eustace’s side ahead of kick-off at 3pm on Friday.