FM Preview: Accrington Stanley v Exeter City 25 Aug 2012

Last updated : 24 August 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Accrington Stanley v Exeter City fixture

Exeter City pack their bags to visit Accrington Stanley at Crown Ground on Saturday afternoon, looking to further improve upon a decent past record there. So far, the Grecians have beating their opponents 3 times from 5 games.

The previous match played between the two at Crown Ground was more than three years back, in March 2009, the Reds carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2008/2009 Sat 21 Mar Accrington S. 2-1 Exeter City League Two
2008/2009 Sat 06 Sep Exeter City 2 - 1 Accrington S. League Two
2005/2006 Mon 30 Jan Exeter City 1 - 3 Accrington S. Conference
2005/2006 Sat 27 Aug Accrington S. 1 - 2 Exeter City Conference
2004/2005 Sat 12 Feb Exeter City 1 - 2 Accrington S. Conference
2004/2005 Sat 06 Nov Accrington S. 0 - 0 Exeter City Conference
2003/2004 Sat 24 Apr Exeter City 3 - 2 Accrington S. Conference

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Recent respective form guides

Accrington Stanley have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 6.

The away form of Exeter City is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Grecians have hit 5 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Accrington Stanley are holding the final promotion place in the npower League Two, and have accumulated 6 points from the 2 games they have played so far.

Exeter City see themselves just below half way in the npower League Two, showing a record of 3 points from their 2 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Accrington Stanley 6 2 1 3 5 8 7
Exeter City 6 2 1 3 10 14 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Reds, as the Grecians have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Accrington Stanley Not drawn a match in their last 5 .
Exeter City 11 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 4 outings ago.

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