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Newport Co. are ready to welcome Eastbourne Borough to Newport Stadium on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve on a record of draws against their opponents.
The previous match played between the two at Newport Stadium was within the last three years, in April 2008, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a (Conference) South match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 19 Apr | Newport Co. | 1-1 | Eastbourne B. | CNFS |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 27 Nov | Eastbourne B. | 0 - 0 | Newport Co. | CNFS |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 24 Apr | Eastbourne B. | 2 - 1 | Newport Co. | CNFS |
| 2006/2007 | Wed 18 Apr | Newport Co. | 4 - 0 | Eastbourne B. | CNFS |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 04 Feb | Newport Co. | 1 - 1 | Eastbourne B. | CNFS |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 01 Oct | Eastbourne B. | 2 - 0 | Newport Co. | CNFS |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 26 Feb | Newport Co. | 1 - 3 | Eastbourne B. | CNFS |
Recent respective form guides
Newport County are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Exiles in those games, with 5 conceded.
The away form of Eastbourne B. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the have hit 7 goals, 18 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Newport Co. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, picking up 23 points from their 13 games so far. Eastbourne B. see themselves just below half way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, showing a record of 17 points from their 13 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Newport Co. | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 15 |
| Eastbourne B. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Eastbourne B. is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Exiles in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Newport Co. | Unbeaten in the last 31 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Eastbourne B. | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |