FM Preview: Accrington Stanley v Stevenage 20 Nov 2010

Last updated : 19 November 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Accrington Stanley v Stevenage fixture

Stevenage travel to take on Accrington Stanley at Fraser Eagle Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. Most of the previous meetings have ended up in defeat for the Boro.

The last time the two teams met at Accrington S. was just over four years ago, in March 2006, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Conference match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2005/2006Sat 18 MarAccrington S.1 - 1Stevenage B.CONF
2005/2006Sat 15 OctStevenage B.3 - 1Accrington S.CONF
2004/2005Sat 09 AprAccrington S.4 - 1Stevenage B.CONF
2004/2005Sat 21 AugStevenage B.5 - 0Accrington S.CONF
2003/2004Sat 20 MarAccrington S.2 - 1Stevenage B.CONF
2003/2004Sat 15 NovStevenage B.2 - 1Accrington S.CONF

Recent respective form guides

Accrington Stanley have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 18 goals have been scored by the The Reds in those games, with 14 conceded.

The Boro have had a decent run of form away from home recently, unbeaten in their last six, consisting of three wins and three draws. The Boro have managed to tuck away 10 goals in this period, and concede just the 3.

Accrington S. find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 17 points from their 16 matches. Stevenage lie just outside the playoff positions in the Npower League Two, picking up 23 from their 16 games so far.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Accrington S.612311165
Stevenage6150528

FootyMad's prediction ...

Boro's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Accrington S., believes the FootyMad team. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Accrington S. 6 games since last home draw.
Stevenage Undefeated in last 6 away games.
Drawn each of the last 3 games.
No win in the 3 most recent games.