The game between Rushden & Diamonds and Kettering Town in the (Conference) Premier on Monday, 3rd January 2011 at 15:00 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.
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Rushden & D. prepare to entertain Kettering Town at Nene Park on Monday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Diamonds are clearly on top, with a 57.14% success rate in the fixture.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Nene Park was less than a year ago, in February 2010, when they played out a goalless draw 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: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 23 Oct | Kettering Tn. | 1 - 2 | Rushden & D. | FAC |
| 2010/2011 | Mon 30 Aug | Kettering Tn. | 0 - 1 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
| 2009/2010 | Tue 30 Mar | Kettering Tn. | 0 - 3 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 27 Feb | Rushden & D. | 0-0 | Kettering Tn. | CONF |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 11 Apr | Rushden & D. | 1 - 0 | Kettering Tn. | CONF |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 23 Aug | Kettering Tn. | 1 - 1 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 13 Mar | Kettering Tn. | 0 - 2 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
Recent respective form guides
Rushden & Diamonds have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.
The Poppies have had a decent run of form away from home recently, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the Poppies, and 9 goals against.
Rushden & D.'s 32 points from 22 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Kettering Tn. see themselves just below half way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, showing a record of 25 points from their 21 games played so far,
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 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 3 |
| Kettering Tn. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Rushden & D. are performing in fits and starts at home in recent games, and FootyMad doesn't see things getting any better, as the visitors squeak past and take all the points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rushden & D. | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 7 most recent games. |
| Kettering Tn. | Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 5 most recent games. |
