This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Rushden & Diamonds and Tamworth at 15:00 on Saturday, 29th January 2011 in the (Conference) Premier.
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Rushden & D. prepare to entertain Tamworth at Nene Park on Saturday afternoon,
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Nene Park was just last season, in October 2009, as the Diamonds squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 3-2 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 16 Oct | Tamworth | 1 - 2 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 06 Mar | Tamworth | 0 - 1 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 17 Oct | Rushden & D. | 3-2 | Tamworth | CONF |
| 2006/2007 | Mon 01 Jan | Rushden & D. | 1 - 1 | Tamworth | CONF |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 02 Dec | Rushden & D. | 1 - 2 | Tamworth | FAC |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 12 Sep | Tamworth | 1 - 4 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
Recent respective form guides
Rushden & Diamonds's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. The Diamonds's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Tamworth's away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Lambs's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 13 goals for and 12 against.
Rushden & D.'s 36 points from 26 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Tamworth see themselves just below half way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, showing a record of 34 points from their 27 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 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 4 |
| Tamworth | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Nene Park for the Diamonds and the Madmen are unable to see past Tamworth claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rushden & D. | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. |
| Tamworth | 6 games since last away draw. 5 games since last defeat. |
