This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Newport County and Ebbsfleet United at 15:00 on 5th November 2011 in the (Conference) Premier.

History of the Newport County v Ebbsfleet United fixture

Ebbsfleet United travel to take on Newport County at Newport Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and will hope to continue their unbeaten record at the ground. Out of their two previous meetings, the Fleet have come away with all the points on both occasions.

The last time the two teams met at Newport County was more than a decade ago, in February 1997, as the visitors ran out cosy 1-3 winners in a (Southern) Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

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Recent respective form guides

Newport County are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Exiles's have scored 11 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 12.

Ebbsfleet United have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Fleet have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Newport County are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) Premier with a return of just 15 points from their 18 games thus far.

Ebbsfleet United find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 19 points from their 18 matches.

Current overall team form

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Ebbsfleet United on their travels as of late, but we can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Newport County. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

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