This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Rushden & Diamonds and Histon at 15:00 on Saturday, 14th November 2009 in the (Conference) Premier.
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Rushden & D. prepare to entertain Histon at Nene Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to break their duck against the visitors. Out of their two previous meetings, the Diamonds have lost both.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Nene Park was just last season, in August 2008, with Histon inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Diamonds 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 | Mon 13 Apr | Histon | 0 - 0 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
| 2008/2009 | Mon 25 Aug | Rushden & D. | 1-2 | Histon | CONF |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Mar | Histon | 2 - 1 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 04 Dec | Rushden & D. | 2 - 3 | Histon | CONF |
Recent respective form guides
Rushden & Diamonds are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Diamonds in those games, with 9 conceded.
Histon have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Stutes have hit 6 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Rushden & D. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, picking up 29 points from their 18 games so far. Histon's 25 points from 18 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 12 |
| Histon | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Histon is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Diamonds in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rushden & D. | 7 games since last home draw. Won their latest 4 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Histon | 6 games since last defeat. |
