Week 37 features a match on Saturday Mar 18th, where Derby County will host Fleetwood Town at Pride Park Stadium in a clash of these two extremely mismatched League One teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 5th placed Derby County, recorded a 3-2 win against Oxford United. Sam Long struck first for Oxford United in the 14th minute, then Louie Sibley tied it up for Derby County in the 23rd minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 40th minute on a goal by Louie Sibley to cap off a wild match. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Derby County should be reasonably happy with their performance, while fleetwood Town is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Port Vale. Matty Taylor scored the first goal for Port Vale in the 57th minute, then Jack Marriott tied it up for Fleetwood Town in the 83rd minute earning Fleetwood Town at least a draw. Fleetwood Town is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
Fleetwood Town and Derby County last played eachother at the Highbury Stadium on Aug 20th. Fleetwood Town and Derby County battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Fleetwood Town nor Derby County could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 7 and 26 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,.
Fleetwood Town is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Carlos Gomes and Jack Marriott each only have 1 goal in their last five. Derby County’s most prolific scorer has been David McGoldrick. He has netted three goals over the last five matches.