The game between York City and Rushden & Diamonds in the (Conference) Premier on Saturday, 18th October 2008 at 15:00 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.
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Rushden & D. face a trip to York City at Bootham Crecent on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 2 of the 4 previous games, with the hosts winning just 1.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2007, with Rushden & D. inflicting a narrow 2 - 3 defeat upon the Minstermen in a (Conference) Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Mar | Rushden & D. | 1 - 1 | York City | CONF |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 23 Feb | Rushden & D. | 0 - 1 | York City | FAT |
| 2007/2008 | Thu 30 Aug | York City | 2 - 3 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 10 Apr | York City | 3 - 1 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
| 2006/2007 | Mon 28 Aug | Rushden & D. | 0 - 1 | York City | CONF |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Mar | Rushden & D. | 2 - 1 | York City | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 14 Sep | York City | 0 - 0 | Rushden & D. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
York City remain unbeaten in their last six home games, though five of those have been draws. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 4.
Rushden & D. have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Diamonds, and 8 goals against.
York City see themselves just below half way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, showing a record of 20 points from their 15 games played so far, Rushden & D. find themselves in a respectable 8th position, courtesy of the 22 points they have accumulated from 15 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| York City | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
| Rushden & D. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Diamonds has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to York City. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| York City | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. |
| Rushden & D. | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |
