This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Stevenage Borough and Rushden & Diamonds at 15:00 on Friday, 26th December 2008 in the (Conference) Premier.
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Rushden & D. face a trip to Stevenage Borough at Broadhall Way on Friday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Diamonds will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them with only a 14.29% success rate in the fixture.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2008, the Boro carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory 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 04 Nov | Rushden & D. | 0 - 3 | Stevenage B. | CNFC |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 01 Jan | Stevenage B. | 2 - 1 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 26 Dec | Rushden & D. | 0 - 0 | Stevenage B. | CONF |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 17 Apr | Stevenage B. | 1 - 0 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
| 2006/2007 | Fri 06 Oct | Rushden & D. | 2 - 2 | Stevenage B. | CONF |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 27 Jan | Stevenage B. | 0 - 2 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 05 Sep | Rushden & D. | 2 - 2 | Stevenage B. | CONF |
Recent respective form guides
Stevenage Borough are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.
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.
Stevenage B.'s 33 points from 24 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Rushden & D. find themselves in a respectable 8th position, courtesy of the 37 points they have accumulated from 24 games.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stevenage B. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| Rushden & D. | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 10 |
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 Stevenage B.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stevenage B. | Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Rushden & D. | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. 8 games since last defeat. |
