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Newport Co. play host to Cambridge United at Newport Stadium at lunchtime on Sunday,
The last time the two teams met at Newport Co. was amazingly over twenty years ago, in March 1988, when they played out a goalless draw in a Fourth Division match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 25 Sep | Cambridge U. | 0 - 1 | Newport Co. | CONF |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 12 Mar | Newport Co. | 0-0 | Cambridge U. | LGE2 |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 10 Oct | Cambridge U. | 4 - 0 | Newport Co. | LGE2 |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 23 Feb | Cambridge U. | 1 - 2 | Newport Co. | LGE1 |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 03 Nov | Newport Co. | 1 - 2 | Cambridge U. | LGE1 |
| 1976/1977 | Tue 05 Apr | Newport Co. | 4 - 2 | Cambridge U. | LGE2 |
| 1976/1977 | Mon 27 Dec | Cambridge U. | 3 - 1 | Newport Co. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Newport County have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Exiles in those games, with 7 conceded.
Cambridge U. have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the U's have hit 8 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Newport Co.'s total of 37 points from their 21 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Blue Square (Conference) Premier. Cambridge U. see themselves just below half way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, showing a record of 26 points from their 21 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Newport Co. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Cambridge U. | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Exiles's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Cambridge U.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Newport Co. | 6 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Cambridge U. | Not won in previous 2 away matches. |