-0.25 points a game is the venue form gap, in Derby County's favour: West Ham United takes 1.19 a game at home over the last two seasons, Derby County 1.44 away.
West Ham United: 42 league matches in the bank, 4 from this season and the rest from last season in the Premier League. Derby County: 50 league matches in the bank, 4 from this season and the rest from last season.
The question this step asks
Step two is HOME AND AWAY FORM -- the home side judged on its home record, the away side on its away record, because those are the records that will be on the pitch. The last five reach back into last season where this season is too young to answer, and say so.
The two sides
West Ham United -- at home
Its record at the relevant venue
This season at home: won 1, drew 0, lost 1 of 2, scoring 5 and conceding 4. Last season at home in the Premier League: won 6, drew 4, lost 9 of 19, scoring 27 and conceding 30 -- 1.16 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-2 at home; drew with Watford 1-1 away; lost to Charlton Athletic 1-2 at home; drew with Burnley 2-2 away; beat Leeds United 3-0 at home in the Premier League. The last of these is from last season.
The dugout
The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 2 different managers took its 42 matches with one recorded (37, 5 apiece), most recently Nuno Herlander Simões Espírito Santo with 37. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Derby County -- away
Its record at the relevant venue
This season away: won 1, drew 0, lost 1 of 2, scoring 3 and conceding 2. Last season away: won 10, drew 3, lost 10 of 23, scoring 36 and conceding 32 -- 1.43 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: beat Portsmouth 2-0 away; lost to Swansea City 0-3 at home; drew with Cardiff City 2-2 at home; lost to Charlton Athletic 1-2 away; lost to Sheffield United 1-2 at home. The last of these is from last season.
The dugout
Every one of the 36 banked matches with a manager recorded was taken by John Eustace. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Built 06:39 from matches completed before
kick-off. Every figure is an observed count with its denominator —
not a forecast, and nothing here is a tip or a selection.