The game between Cambridge United and Rushden & Diamonds in the (Conference) Premier on Tuesday, 24th November 2009 at 19:45 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.
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Rushden & D. face a trip to Cambridge United at Trade Recruitment Stadium on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Diamonds will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them being consigned to defeat by opponents in 4 of the 7 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in November 2008, 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: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Mon 31 Aug | Rushden & D. | 1 - 1 | Cambridge U. | CONF |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 01 Feb | Rushden & D. | 1 - 2 | Cambridge U. | CONF |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 01 Nov | Cambridge U. | 0 - 0 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 08 Apr | Rushden & D. | 1 - 2 | Cambridge U. | CONF |
| 2007/2008 | Fri 21 Dec | Cambridge U. | 0 - 1 | Rushden & D. | CNFC |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 09 Oct | Cambridge U. | 1 - 0 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 23 Jan | Rushden & D. | 3 - 1 | Cambridge U. | CONF |
Recent respective form guides
Cambridge United are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the U's, with 6 goals against.
The Diamonds have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. Just 7 goals have scored in these games, though to be fair only a measly 3 have been let in at the wrong end.
Cambridge U.'s 28 points from 20 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Rushden & D. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, picking up 35 from their 20 games 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 |
| Cambridge U. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 10 |
| Rushden & D. | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 18 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Diamonds's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Cambridge U., believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cambridge U. | 7 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Rushden & D. | 3 successive away victories. 5 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 6 matches. Last drawn game 10 outings ago. |
