Derby County host Nottingham Forest in a Championship clash on Friday night, with both sides looking to build on rather impressive recent form.Wayne Rooney's Derby have won three of their last five matches in the Championship, and are inching clear of the relegation zone.After their 2-0 win over Huddersfield on Tuesday night, Derby have 37 points from 31 matches in the Championship. The Rams are now in 18th place, and nine points clear of Rotherham United, who are 22nd.That 2-0 win over Huddersfield was the result of a strong performance from Derby. George Edmundson and Martyn Waghorn scored the goals in a game which also saw Huddersfield's Jaden Brown sent off late on.Home debut ✅First Derby County goal ✅🙌 @georgedmundson4 🙌— Derby County (@dcfcofficial) February 24, 2021Forest, on the other hand, have won their last two Championship games. At the moment, they have two points more than Derby but have also played a game more than Rooney's men. In their last game, Forest beat Rotherham United 1-0, with Ryan Yates scoring the only goal of the game.Chris Hughton has once again done a tremendous job in stabilizing the ship at another club. The hope for Forest will now be that they can kick on and maintain a promotion push next season.Alternative Angle | Rotherham United (A) 🎥 Take a different look at #NFFC's victory at the New York Stadium last night! 💪 pic.twitter.com/Es7S3KqEgM— Nottingham Forest FC 💙 (@NFFC) February 24, 2021Derby County vs Nottingham Forest Head-to-HeadNottingham Forest have beaten Derby 42 times in the past, while losing on 38 occasions. There have been 28 draws in the previous 108 fixtures between these two sides.The reverse fixture, which happened in October, finished 1-1. Martyn Waghorn opened the scoring, but Lyle Taylor scored the goal that gave Forest the point.Derby County form guide: W-L-W-W-LNottingham Forest form guide: W-W-L-D-WDerby County vs Nottingham Forest Team NewsDerby CountyPolish midfielder Krystian Bielik is ruled out for this game. Aside from Bielik's absence, they have a full squad to choose from.Injured: Krystian BielikDoubtful: NoneSuspended: NoneNottingham ForestHughton will continue to be without four of his first-team players for this game. Harry Arter, Samba Sow, Scott McKenna and Sammy Ameobi are all ruled out for this game.Injuries: Harry Arter, Sammy Ameobi, Scott McKenna, Samba SowSuspension: NoneDerby County vs Nottingham Forest Predicted XIsDerby County Predicted XI (4-4-2): David Marshall; Nathan Byrne, Andre Wisdom, George Edmundson, Lee Buchanan; Patrick Roberts, Max Bird, Graeme Shinnie, Martin Waghorn; Colin Kazim-Richards, Jason KnightNottingham Forest Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Brice Samba; Yuri Ribeiro, Tobias Figueiredo, Joe Worrall, Cyrus Christie; Cafu, James Garner; Anthony Knockaert, Filip Krovinovic, Alex Mighten; Glenn MurrayDerby County vs Nottingham Forest PredictionThis game is difficult to predict because both of these sides have had largely similar trajectories this season. With both in pretty good form at the moment, we are predicting a draw in this encounter.Prediction: Derby County 1-1 Nottingham Forest