FM Preview: Newport County v Wrexham 24 Apr 2012

Last updated : 23 April 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Newport County v Wrexham fixture

Newport County prepare to entertain Wrexham at Newport Stadium on Tuesday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Exiles are clearly on top, having won 6 and lost only 2 of the 11 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Newport Stadium was just last season, in September 2010, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a (Conference) Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 22 Oct Wrexham 0 - 0 Newport Co. (Conference) Premier
2010/2011 Sun 27 Mar Wrexham 1 - 0 Newport Co. (Conference) Premier
2010/2011 Sun 05 Sep Newport Co. 1-1 Wrexham (Conference) Premier
1987/1988 Sat 26 Mar Wrexham 4 - 1 Newport Co. Fourth Division
1987/1988 Sat 24 Oct Newport Co. 2 - 0 Wrexham Fourth Division
1982/1983 Sat 30 Apr Newport Co. 4 - 0 Wrexham Third Division
1982/1983 Sat 27 Nov Wrexham 1 - 0 Newport Co. Third Division

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Recent respective form guides

Newport County are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These games have seen the Exiles score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 2.

The Dragons have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the Dragons, and 6 goals against.

Newport County find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 47 points from their 44 matches.

Wrexham are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 92 points from 44 games.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Newport County 6 2 3 1 6 5 9
Wrexham 6 1 3 2 8 9 6

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Newport County are performing very well at home, but your FootyMad panel reckons that the overall quality of Wrexham will prove too much for the homesters. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Newport County Unbeaten in the last 6 home games.
Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
Wrexham Not won in previous 3 away matches.
No win in the 5 most recent games.

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