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Newport Co. prepare to entertain Bath City at Newport Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Exiles are clearly on top, winning 60.00% of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Newport Stadium was just last season, in October 2009, the Exiles carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a (Conference) South match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 05 Dec | Bath City | 1 - 1 | Newport Co. | CNFS |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 03 Oct | Newport Co. | 1-0 | Bath City | CNFS |
| 2008/2009 | Wed 18 Mar | Newport Co. | 0 - 4 | Bath City | CNFS |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 31 Jan | Bath City | 2 - 1 | Newport Co. | CNFS |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 28 Oct | Bath City | 4 - 1 | Newport Co. | CNFC |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Dec | Newport Co. | 3 - 0 | Bath City | FAT |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 13 Nov | Newport Co. | 3 - 2 | Bath City | CNFC |
Recent respective form guides
Newport County have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Exiles in those games, with 4 conceded.
The Stripes & City have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Stripes & City's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 9 against.
Newport Co. are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 41 points from 23 games. Bath City's 27 points from 22 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Newport Co. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| Bath City | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
None of the two sides are showing much worthwhile form at present, so the Madmen can look no further than a single point for the Exiles. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Newport Co. | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Unbeaten run of 6 matches. |
| Bath City | 3 successive away victories. 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |