This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Ebbsfleet United and Rushden & Diamonds at 15:00 on Saturday, 17th January 2009 in the (Conference) Premier.
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Rushden & D. face a trip to Ebbsfleet United at Stonebridge Road on Saturday afternoon, looking to further improve upon a decent past record there. So far, the Diamonds have beating their opponents 3 times from 5 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2008, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 3 winners 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: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Tue 12 Aug | Rushden & D. | 2 - 0 | Ebbsfleet Utd. | CONF |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 11 Mar | Ebbsfleet Utd. | 0 - 3 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 18 Aug | Rushden & D. | 0 - 1 | Ebbsfleet Utd. | CONF |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 03 Feb | Gravesend | 2 - 1 | Rushden & D. | FAT |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 30 Dec | Gravesend | 1 - 0 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 19 Sep | Rushden & D. | 0 - 0 | Gravesend | CONF |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 10 Feb | Rushden & D. | 2 - 3 | Gravesend | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Ebbsfleet United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. These games have seen the The Fleet score just 6 goals, though they have conceded 3.
Rushden & D. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The Diamonds's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.
Ebbsfleet Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, showing a record of 30 points from their 27 games played so far, Rushden & D.'s 38 points from 26 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Ebbsfleet Utd. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 6 |
| Rushden & D. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Diamonds out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Ebbsfleet Utd.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ebbsfleet Utd. | 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 10 . |
| Rushden & D. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |
