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Newport Co. play host to Kettering Town at Newport Stadium on Saturday afternoon, determined to stop the rot against their opponents, having lost out to their rivals on 2 of the previous 3 occasions.
The last time the two teams met at Newport Co. was back in November 2004, over five years ago, where Kettering Tn. annihilated the Exiles 0-4 in a Trophy match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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
Newport County have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Exiles in those games, with 6 conceded.
The Poppies have had a decent run of form away from home recently, picking up four victories from the last six. The Poppies's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 8 against.
Newport Co.'s total of 30 points from their 16 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Blue Square (Conference) Premier. Kettering Tn.'s 21 points from 16 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 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 10 |
| Kettering Tn. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is certainly an intriguing match for the Exiles, and one in which the FootyMad team are tentatively suggesting a drawn game. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Newport Co. | Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Kettering Tn. | 3 successive away victories. 7 games since last away draw. No win in the 2 most recent games. |