Newport Co. face a trip to Fleetwood Town at Highbury Stadium on Saturday afternoon, for the first time in their history, and will be hoping to give their new opponents the runaround.
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Recent respective form guides
Fleetwood Town 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, 7 to 6.
The Exiles have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Fleetwood Tn. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, picking up 33 points from their 20 games so far. Newport Co.'s total of 37 points from their 21 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Blue Square (Conference) Premier.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Fleetwood Tn. | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
Newport Co. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Newport Co. are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Fleetwood Tn.. Away win
Sequence statistics: | |
Fleetwood Tn. | Drawn last 3 games at home. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
Newport Co. | Not won in previous 2 away matches. 5 games since last defeat. |