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Newport Co. prepare to entertain York City at Newport Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 16 games played, Exiles have recorded 6 wins, and York City have come away with 3 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Newport Stadium was less than a year ago, in January 2010, 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: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Tue 26 Jan | York City | 1 - 0 | Newport Co. | FAT |
| 2009/2010 | Wed 20 Jan | Newport Co. | 0-0 | York City | FAT |
| 1986/1987 | Sat 11 Apr | York City | 3 - 0 | Newport Co. | LGE1 |
| 1986/1987 | Tue 04 Nov | Newport Co. | 1 - 1 | York City | LGE1 |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 05 Apr | York City | 3 - 1 | Newport Co. | LGE1 |
| 1985/1986 | Wed 06 Nov | Newport Co. | 1 - 1 | York City | LGE1 |
| 1984/1985 | Wed 20 Mar | Newport Co. | 1 - 1 | York City | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Newport County are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Exiles in those games, with 7 conceded.
York City have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Minstermen have hit 8 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Newport Co.'s total of 24 points from their 14 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Blue Square (Conference) Premier. York City see themselves just below half way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, showing a record of 17 points from their 14 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Newport Co. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 13 |
| York City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against York City is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Exiles in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Newport Co. | Unbeaten in the last 32 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| York City | 4 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |