FM Preview: Notts. County v Stevenage 02 Oct 2012

History of the Notts. County v Stevenage fixture

Notts. County prepare to entertain Stevenage at Meadow Lane on Tuesday evening, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The Magpies won the only previous game contested between the two.

The only previous meeting between Notts. County and Stevenage at Meadow Lane was less than a year ago, in February 2012, the Magpies carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

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Recent respective form guides

Notts. County are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Magpies, with 5 goals against.

The Boro have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Boro's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.

Notts. County are holding the final promotion place in the npower League One, and have accumulated 18 points from the 9 games they have played so far.

Stevenage's total of 17 points from their 9 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in npower League One.

Current overall team form

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Both teams are displaying reasonable form at the moment, and for that reason, the Madmen predict the game will end in stalemate. No-score draw