This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Stevenage Borough and Rushden & Diamonds at 15:00 on Saturday, 29th August 2009 in the (Conference) Premier.
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Rushden & D. face a trip to Stevenage Borough at Broadhall Way on Saturday 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 12.50% success rate in the fixture.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2008, with Stevenage B. running out comfortable 3 - 1 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 | Thu 01 Jan | Rushden & D. | 1 - 1 | Stevenage B. | CONF |
| 2008/2009 | Fri 26 Dec | Stevenage B. | 3 - 1 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Stevenage Borough are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Boro, with 3 goals against.
In complete contrast to Stevenage B., Rushden & D. are having a torrid time on their travels, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. Diamonds have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Stevenage B. see themselves just below half way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, showing a record of 6 points from their 5 games played so far, Rushden & D.'s 8 points from 5 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 |
| Stevenage B. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 9 |
| Rushden & D. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Boro, as the Diamonds have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stevenage B. | Unbeaten in the last 20 home games. |
| Rushden & D. | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 9 away matches. 5 games since last defeat. |
