FM Preview: Newport County v Kidderminster Harriers 29 Aug 2011

Last updated : 28 August 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Newport County v Kidderminster Harriers fixture

Newport County prepare to entertain Kidderminster Harriers at Newport Stadium on Monday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The Exiles have drawn both of the previous games against their opponents, however.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Newport Stadium was less than a year ago, in August 2010, with Newport County running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a (Conference) Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Tue 28 Dec Kidderminster 2 - 3 Newport Co. (Conference) Premier
2010/2011 Sat 28 Aug Newport Co. 3-0 Kidderminster (Conference) Premier
1937/1938 Thu 02 Dec Newport Co. 4 - 1 Kidderminster F.A. Cup
1937/1938 Sat 27 Nov Kidderminster 2 - 2 Newport Co. F.A. Cup

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

Recent respective form guides

Newport County have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Exiles, with 3 goals against.

The Harriers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Harriers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 8 against.

Newport County find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 5 points from their 5 matches.

Kidderminster Harriers's total of 10 points from their 5 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Blue Square (Conference) Premier.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Newport County 6 2 2 2 15 7 8
Kidderminster Harriers 6 3 2 1 10 7 11

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FootyMad's prediction ...

These are testing times at Newport Stadium for the Exiles and the Madmen are unable to see past Kidderminster Harriers claiming victory in a close match.

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Newport County Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Kidderminster Harriers 4 games since last away draw.
5 games since last defeat.

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