The game between Rushden & Diamonds and Kettering Town in the (Conference) Premier on Saturday, 27th February 2010 at 12:00 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.
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Kettering Tn. face a trip to Rushden & Diamonds at Nene Park at lunchtime on Saturday, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having managed to conjure up just 1 wins from the previous 6 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2009, the Diamonds carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a (Conference) Premier match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 11 Apr | Rushden & D. | 1 - 0 | Kettering Tn. | CONF |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 23 Aug | Kettering Tn. | 1 - 1 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 13 Mar | Kettering Tn. | 0 - 2 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 23 Sep | Rushden & D. | 1 - 1 | Kettering Tn. | CONF |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 28 Mar | Rushden & D. | 2 - 0 | Kettering Tn. | CONF |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 14 Sep | Kettering Tn. | 1 - 1 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 01 May | Rushden & D. | 1 - 2 | Kettering Tn. | CONF |
Recent respective form guides
Rushden & Diamonds are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. The Diamonds have scored 10 and conceded 2 during this period.
Kettering Tn.'s away form is equally impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Poppies, and 6 goals against.
Rushden & D.'s total of 55 points from their 31 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Blue Square (Conference) Premier. Kettering Tn. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, picking up 54 from their 31 games so far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Rushden & D. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 13 |
| Kettering Tn. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This promises to be an excellent test for the in-form Poppies, but one which I believe will end in stalemate. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rushden & D. | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Kettering Tn. | 3 successive away victories. 16 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |
