The game between Grays Athletic and Rushden & Diamonds in the (Conference) Premier on Saturday, 6th February 2010 at 15:00 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.
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Rushden & D. face a trip to Grays Athletic at Recreation Ground on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. Most of the previous meetings have ended up in defeat for the Diamonds.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2009, 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 | Sat 12 Sep | Rushden & D. | 5 - 4 | Grays Ath. | CONF |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 31 Mar | Grays Ath. | 0 - 0 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 07 Oct | Rushden & D. | 1 - 0 | Grays Ath. | CONF |
| 2007/2008 | Thu 24 Apr | Grays Ath. | 3 - 0 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 25 Sep | Rushden & D. | 1 - 1 | Grays Ath. | CONF |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 27 Mar | Grays Ath. | 3 - 1 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 15 Aug | Rushden & D. | 1 - 3 | Grays Ath. | CONF |
Recent respective form guides
Grays Athletic's woeful home form means they have chalked up just a single victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. Blues have conceded a disappointing 13 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 3 of their own chances.
Rushden & D.'s away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 14 goals for the Diamonds, and 4 goals against.
Grays Ath. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) Premier with a return of just 17 points from their 29 games thus far. Rushden & D. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, picking up 46 from their 27 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 |
| Grays Ath. | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 0 |
| Rushden & D. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been an indifferent run of form for the Diamonds of late away from home, but your FootyMad panel sees things improving, starting here at Recreation Ground with Rushden & D. coasting to victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Grays Ath. | Been beaten in each of their previous 4 home matches. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Latest 6 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 8 most recent games. |
| Rushden & D. | 5 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |
