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Newport Co. travel to take on Tamworth at The Lamb Ground on Tuesday evening, looking to break their duck against the hosts. Half the previous contests have ended with a drawn game, but unfortunately the other half have ended in a defeat for the Exiles.
The last time the two teams met at Tamworth was back in April 2003, over five years ago, when they played out a goalless draw in a (Southern) Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Tue 17 Aug | Newport Co. | 1 - 1 | Tamworth | CONF |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 26 Apr | Tamworth | 0 - 0 | Newport Co. | SPL |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 15 Feb | Newport Co. | 0 - 1 | Tamworth | SPL |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 29 Dec | Newport Co. | 2 - 1 | Tamworth | SPL |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 06 Oct | Tamworth | 2 - 0 | Newport Co. | SPL |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 07 Apr | Tamworth | 1 - 0 | Newport Co. | SPL |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 16 Sep | Newport Co. | 0 - 1 | Tamworth | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Tamworth have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. The Lambs's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Newport Co.'s away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Tamworth find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 26 points from their 23 matches. Newport Co.'s total of 42 points from their 26 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Blue Square (Conference) Premier.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Tamworth | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 5 |
| Newport Co. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been an indifferent run of form for the Exiles of late away from home, but your FootyMad panel sees things improving, starting here at The Lamb Ground with Newport Co. coasting to victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Tamworth | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Newport Co. | No win in the 3 most recent games. |