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Notts. County prepare to entertain Stockport County at Meadow Lane on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 8 wins out of 12 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Meadow Lane was just last season, in January 2003, as the Magpies squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 3-2 in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 18 Oct | Stockport Co. | 2 - 2 | Notts. County | LD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 21 Jan | Notts. County | 3-2 | Stockport Co. | LD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 17 Aug | Stockport Co. | 0 - 0 | Notts. County | LD2 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 22 Mar | Notts. County | 1 - 2 | Stockport Co. | LD2 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 24 Aug | Stockport Co. | 0 - 0 | Notts. County | LD2 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 17 Feb | Stockport Co. | 2 - 0 | Notts. County | LD2 |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 12 Sep | Notts. County | 1 - 0 | Stockport Co. | LD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Notts. County need to improve on their recent home record of just 3 draws from the previous six. While Magpies have scored 8, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
Stockport Co.'s away form is none too clever either, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. The Hatters's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.
Notts. County are stuck down in the relegation zone of Nationwide League Division Two with a return of just 25 points from their 31 games thus far. Stockport Co. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Nationwide League Division Two with a return of just 28 points from their 31 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Notts. County | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 |
| Stockport Co. | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been a distinctly poor show from Notts. County at home in recent games, and, though I cannot see a run starting here, I do think the Magpies will at least gain a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Notts. County | Failed to win in previous 6 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Stockport Co. | Not won in previous 8 away matches. No win in the 6 most recent games. |