FootyMAD's Accrington Stanley match preview

Last updated : 29 January 2006 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Exeter City v Accrington Stanley fixture

Exeter City prepare to entertain Accrington Stanley at St James' Park on Monday evening, determined to stop the rot against their opponents, having lost out to their rivals on 3 of the previous 4 occassions.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at St James' Park was less than a year ago, in February 2005, with Accrington S. inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Grecians in a Conference match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2005/2006Sat 27 AugAccrington S.1 - 2Exeter CityCONF
2004/2005Sat 12 FebExeter City1-2Accrington S.CONF
2004/2005Sat 06 NovAccrington S.0 - 0Exeter CityCONF
2003/2004Sat 24 AprExeter City3 - 2Accrington S.CONF
2003/2004Sat 18 OctAccrington S.1 - 2Exeter CityCONF
1960/1961Sat 08 AprAccrington S.0 - 1Exeter CityLGE2
1960/1961Sat 19 NovExeter City2 - 4Accrington S.LGE2

Recent respective form guides

Exeter City are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Grecians in those games, with 7 conceded.

Accrington S.'s away form is equally impressive, unbeaten in their last six, consisting of three wins and three draws. The games have constituted a decent return of 13 goals for the Stanley, and 1 goals against.

Exeter City are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 47 points from 26 games. Accrington S. are leading the way in the Nationwide Conference, with their 25 games giving them a return of 55 points.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Exeter City631211710
Accrington S.642010414

FootyMad's prediction ...

Grecians go into their game against Accrington S. in confident mood, but FootyMad sees them coming down to earth, with the visitors narrowly taking all three points. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Exeter City 10 games since last home draw.
Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
Accrington S. Undefeated in last 6 away games.
16 games since last defeat.