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Newport Co. travel to take on Kettering Town at Rockingham Road Ground on Saturday afternoon, and will hope to continue their unbeaten record at the ground. Exiles won the only previous game contested between the two teams.
The only previous meeting between Kettering Tn. and Newport Co. at was back in September 2001, over five years ago, with Newport Co. inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Poppies in a (Southern) Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 30 Oct | Newport Co. | 1 - 2 | Kettering Tn. | CONF |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 06 Nov | Newport Co. | 0 - 4 | Kettering Tn. | FAT |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 16 Feb | Newport Co. | 1 - 2 | Kettering Tn. | SPL |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 01 Sep | Kettering Tn. | 1 - 2 | Newport Co. | SPL |
| 1929/1930 | Sat 30 Nov | Newport Co. | 3 - 2 | Kettering Tn. | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Kettering Town have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.
The away form of Newport Co. is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Exiles have hit 10 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Kettering Tn. see themselves just below half way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, showing a record of 39 points from their 32 games played so far, Newport Co. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, picking up 46 from their 32 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Kettering Tn. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
| Newport Co. | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Poppies, as the Exiles have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Kettering Tn. | Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Newport Co. | Previous 3 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 6 away matches. Drawn each of the last 4 games. No win in the 10 most recent games. |