This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between York City and Rushden & Diamonds at 19:45 on Tuesday, 11th August 2009 in the (Conference) Premier.
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Rushden & D. face a trip to York City at Bootham Crescent on Tuesday evening,
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in October 2008, with York City running out comfortable 2 - 0 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 | Tue 24 Feb | Rushden & D. | 2 - 0 | York City | CONF |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 18 Oct | York City | 2 - 0 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
York City are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 in the wrong end.
The away form of Rushden & D. is pretty dire, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. Diamonds have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
York City find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 0 points from their 1 matches. Rushden & D. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 0 points from 1 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| York City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| Rushden & D. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Minstermen, as the Diamonds have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| York City | 4 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Rushden & D. | Not won in previous 7 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |
