FM Preview: Accrington Stanley v Exeter City 25 Aug 2012

Last updated : 24 August 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Accrington Stanley v Exeter City fixture

Accrington Stanley are ready to welcome Exeter City to Crown Ground on Saturday afternoon, looking to improve on a dire past record against their opponents. It does not make pleasant reading, beating their opponents 1 times from 5 games.

The previous match played between the two at Crown Ground was more than three years back, in March 2009, the Reds carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2008/2009 Sat 21 Mar Accrington S. 2-1 Exeter City League Two
2008/2009 Sat 06 Sep Exeter City 2 - 1 Accrington S. League Two
2005/2006 Mon 30 Jan Exeter City 1 - 3 Accrington S. Conference
2005/2006 Sat 27 Aug Accrington S. 1 - 2 Exeter City Conference
2004/2005 Sat 12 Feb Exeter City 1 - 2 Accrington S. Conference
2004/2005 Sat 06 Nov Accrington S. 0 - 0 Exeter City Conference
2003/2004 Sat 24 Apr Exeter City 3 - 2 Accrington S. Conference

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Recent respective form guides

Accrington Stanley have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 6.

The away form of Exeter City is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Grecians have hit 5 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Accrington Stanley are holding the final promotion place in the npower League Two, and have accumulated 6 points from the 2 games they have played so far.

Exeter City see themselves just below half way in the npower League Two, showing a record of 3 points from their 2 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Accrington Stanley 6 2 1 3 5 8 7
Exeter City 6 2 1 3 10 14 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Its a close one to call, but we think that Reds's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Exeter City. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Accrington Stanley Not drawn a match in their last 5 .
Exeter City 11 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 4 outings ago.

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