FM Preview: Newport County v Histon 21 Aug 2010

Last updated : 20 August 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Newport County v Histon fixture

Newport Co. are ready to welcome Histon to Newport Stadium on Saturday afternoon,

The previous match played between the two at Newport Stadium was more than three years back, in January 2007, when they played out a goalless draw in a Trophy match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2006/2007Mon 22 JanHiston3 - 1Newport Co.FAT
2006/2007Sat 13 JanNewport Co.0-0HistonFAT
2006/2007Sat 06 JanNewport Co.5 - 1HistonCNFS
2006/2007Sat 09 SepHiston1 - 0Newport Co.CNFS
2005/2006Sat 15 AprHiston2 - 3Newport Co.CNFS
2005/2006Sun 04 SepNewport Co.0 - 1HistonCNFS

Recent respective form guides

Newport County are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Exiles, with 2 goals against.

In complete contrast to Newport Co., Histon are having a torrid time on their travels, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Stutes have hit 4 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Newport Co. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) Premier with a return of just 1 points from their 2 games thus far. Histon see themselves just below half way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, showing a record of 3 points from their 2 games played so far,

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Newport Co.631210810
Histon61148144

FootyMad's prediction ...

Newport Co. may be coming up against a decent side in Histon, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Exiles. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Newport Co. Unbeaten in the last 26 home games.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Histon Lost each of the previous 3 away matches.
Not won in previous 10 away matches.