FM Preview: Stevenage v Accrington Stanley 05 Feb 2011

Last updated : 04 February 2011 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Stevenage v Accrington Stanley fixture

Stevenage play host to Accrington Stanley at Broadhall Way on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. All the previous meetings between the two have been won by the Boro.

The last time the two teams met at Stevenage was back in October 2005, over five years ago, with Stevenage running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a Conference match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2010/2011Sat 20 NovAccrington S.1 - 0StevenageLGE2
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

Stevenage have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the Boro, with 7 goals against.

Accrington S. have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The The Reds's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.

Stevenage's 34 points from 25 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Accrington S. see themselves just below half way in the Npower League Two, showing a record of 32 points from their 25 games played so far,

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Stevenage631211610
Accrington S.63219811

FootyMad's prediction ...

Boro are in a rich vein of form at home as of late, but the one that FootyMad has marked this down as one of their banker draws, taking into account the quality of the opposition. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Stevenage Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Accrington S. 5 games since last away draw.
No win in the 2 most recent games.