The game between Rushden & Diamonds and Luton Town in the (Conference) Premier on Saturday, 24th April 2010 at 15:00 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.
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Rushden & D. play host to Luton Town at Nene Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to break their duck against the visitors. There have only been 1 against the opposition from the 3 matches played by the Diamonds.
The last time the two teams met at Rushden & D. was back in January 2004, over five years ago, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2-2 draw in a League Division Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 31 Oct | Luton Town | 0 - 2 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 10 Jan | Rushden & D. | 2-2 | Luton Town | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 04 Nov | Rushden & D. | 1 - 2 | Luton Town | ASSM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 09 Aug | Luton Town | 3 - 1 | Rushden & D. | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 09 Mar | Rushden & D. | 1 - 2 | Luton Town | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 15 Dec | Luton Town | 1 - 0 | Rushden & D. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Rushden & Diamonds are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. During these games, Diamonds have smashed 13 goals past the opposition and conceded a paltry 2.
The The Hatters have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the The Hatters, and 4 goals against.
Rushden & D.'s total of 78 points from their 43 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Blue Square (Conference) Premier. Luton Town are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 87 points from 43 games.
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 | 10 | 5 | 11 |
| Luton Town | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Diamonds go into their game against Luton Town in confident mood, but FootyMad sees them coming down to earth, with the visitors narrowly taking all three points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rushden & D. | Unbeaten in the last 11 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Luton Town | Undefeated in last 5 away games. 14 games since last defeat. |
