The game between Rushden & Diamonds and Gateshead in the (Conference) Premier on Saturday, 12th February 2011 at 15:00 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.
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Rushden & D. prepare to entertain Gateshead at Nene Park on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having managed to conjure up a win from 2 of the previous 3 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Nene Park was less than a year ago, in March 2010, with Rushden & D. annihilating their visitors 8-0 in a (Conference) Premier match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 13 Mar | Rushden & D. | 8-0 | Gateshead | CONF |
| 2009/2010 | Tue 22 Sep | Gateshead | 0 - 0 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 14 Feb | Gateshead | 2 - 1 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 30 Aug | Rushden & D. | 3 - 2 | Gateshead | CONF |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 22 Feb | Gateshead | 1 - 0 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 19 Oct | Rushden & D. | 0 - 4 | Gateshead | CONF |
Recent respective form guides
Rushden & Diamonds's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Diamonds have scored 6, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
Gateshead's away form is none too clever either, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Rushden & D.'s 43 points from 29 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Gateshead find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 33 points from their 27 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Rushden & D. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 11 |
| Gateshead | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Nene Park for the Diamonds and the Madmen are unable to see past Gateshead claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rushden & D. | Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Gateshead | Undefeated in last 3 away games. |
