History of the Newport County v Nuneaton Town fixture
Newport County play host to Nuneaton Town at Newport Stadium on Tuesday evening, hoping to break their duck against the visitors. Out of their two previous meetings, the Exiles have drawn one game and lost the other.
The last time the two teams met at Newport County was back in March 2004, over five years ago, with Nuneaton Town inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Exiles in a (Southern) Premier match.
Recent encounters between the teams
| Season | Date | Team | Result | Team | Comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Mar | Newport Co. | 1-2 | Nuneaton Boro. | (Southern) Premier |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 06 Sep | Nuneaton Boro. | 2 - 0 | Newport Co. | (Southern) Premier |
| 1996/1997 | Wed 25 Sep | Newport AFC | 0 - 0 | Nuneaton Boro. | (Southern) Premier |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 20 Aug | Nuneaton Boro. | 1 - 0 | Newport AFC | (Southern) Premier |
For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here
Recent respective form guides
Newport County have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 4 to 2.
The Town have had a decent run of form away from home recently, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Town, and 8 goals against.
Newport County are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 3 points from 1 games.
Nuneaton Town find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 0 points from their 1 matches.
Current overall team form
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport County | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 |
| Nuneaton Town | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 11 |
For a detailed analysis of current team form guides in this or any division, click here
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. No-score draw
Sequence statistics
| Team | Sequences |
|---|---|
| Newport County | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Nuneaton Town | 3 successive away victories. 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |
For a detailed analysis of current team sequences throughout the leagues, click here