This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Rushden & Diamonds and Woking at 16:00 on Sunday, 26th April 2009 in the (Conference) Premier.
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Rushden & D. prepare to entertain Woking at Nene Park on Sunday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having managed to conjure up a win from 5 of the previous 7 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Nene Park was just last season, in March 2008, the Diamonds 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 09 Dec | Woking | 1 - 1 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Mar | Rushden & D. | 2-1 | Woking | CONF |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 11 Aug | Woking | 1 - 1 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 21 Apr | Rushden & D. | 2 - 0 | Woking | CONF |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 23 Sep | Woking | 3 - 0 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 03 Mar | Rushden & D. | 2 - 0 | Woking | CONF |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 16 Sep | Woking | 1 - 4 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
Recent respective form guides
Rushden & Diamonds are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 6.
Woking have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. Cardinals have conceded 7 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Rushden & D.'s 60 points from 45 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Woking are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) Premier with a return of just 44 points from their 45 games thus far.
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 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 |
| Woking | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Woking 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. | 8 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Woking | 9 games since last away draw. No win in the 2 most recent games. |
