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BBC Sport takes a look at the stats as Portsmouth face Derby.

[BBC] Portsmouth's bid for Championship survival will continue when they welcome Derby to Fratton Park on Monday (20:00 GMT). Pompey suffered a third defeat in four when they lost at home to Swansea last time out and will be looking to pick up three valuable points in their bid to steer clear of the drop zone. Derby have a chance to get back on track after losing ground in their hunt for a play-off place when they were beaten 1-0 at Millwall and The Rams know how vital a win here will be.

Portsmouth are winless in 11 league games against Derby (D7 L4) since a 3-1 home victory against the Rams in the 2007-08 Premier League campaign. Four of the last five league meetings between Portsmouth and Derby at Fratton Park have ended as draws, with the Rams winning 2-1 in the other game in 2011-12. Portsmouth's current 11-game league winless run against Derby is the third-longest current active streak; they are only on a longer winless run against Chelsea (26 games) and Arsenal (18 games).

Derby manager John Eustace is unbeaten in his three Championship meetings with Portsmouth (W1 D2), last losing against them as player or manager in February 2012 when he was a sub in a 2-0 defeat for Watford. Portsmouth's Conor Chaplin has been involved in four goals in seven league games against Derby (2 goals, 2 assists), although his two goals were scored at Pride Park. [BBC]