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Notts. County face a trip to Rushden & Diamonds at Nene Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. The Magpies lost the only previous game played between the two.
The only previous meeting between Rushden & D. and Notts. County at was less than a year ago, in March 2004, the Diamonds carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Tue 16 Mar | Rushden & D. | 2 - 1 | Notts. County | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 16 Sep | Notts. County | 1 - 3 | Rushden & D. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Rushden & Diamonds's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Diamonds have conceded a disappointing 6 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 2 of their own chances.
Notts. County's away form is none too clever either, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Magpies's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 8 against.
Rushden & D. find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 18 points from their 15 matches. Notts. County are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola League Two having mustered a points tally of 17 from their 15 matches played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Rushden & D. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| Notts. County | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Notts. County are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Rushden & D.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rushden & D. | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Notts. County | 5 games since last away draw. |