FM Preview: Wrexham v Newport County 22 Oct 2011

Last updated : 21 October 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Wrexham v Newport County fixture

Newport County face a trip to Wrexham at Racecourse Ground on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Exiles will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 6 and win only 2 of the 11 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2011, the Dragons carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a (Conference) Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
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
1969/1970 Sat 07 Mar Newport Co. 1 - 2 Wrexham Fourth Division

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

Recent respective form guides

Wrexham are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Dragons in those games, with 6 conceded.

The away form of Newport County is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Exiles have hit 6 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Wrexham are leading the way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, with their 17 games giving them a return of 38 points.

Newport County are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) Premier with a return of just 14 points from their 17 games thus far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Wrexham 6 5 0 1 13 4 15
Newport County 6 2 1 3 9 10 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Exiles are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Wrexham. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Wrexham 8 games since last home draw.
Won their latest 5 matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 7 .
Newport County Last drawn game 6 outings ago.

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