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Accrington S. travel to take on York City at Bootham Crecent on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Reds will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 13 and win only 5 of the 24 games.
The last time the two teams met at York City was way back in the black-and-white days of December 1960, the Minstermen carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Fourth Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1960/1961 | Wed 19 Apr | Accrington S. | 2 - 0 | York City | LGE2 |
| 1960/1961 | Sat 31 Dec | York City | 1 - 0 | Accrington S. | LGE2 |
| 1959/1960 | Wed 30 Mar | Accrington S. | 4 - 0 | York City | LGE1 |
| 1959/1960 | Sat 03 Oct | York City | 3 - 0 | Accrington S. | LGE1 |
| 1957/1958 | Sat 01 Feb | York City | 0 - 3 | Accrington S. | D3N |
| 1957/1958 | Sat 21 Sep | Accrington S. | 3 - 0 | York City | D3N |
| 1956/1957 | Sat 15 Dec | York City | 3 - 1 | Accrington S. | D3N |
Recent respective form guides
York City's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Minstermen have scored 5, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Accrington S. is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Reds have hit 6 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
York City find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 3 points from their 4 matches. Accrington S.'s total of 9 points from their 4 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide Conference.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| York City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 4 |
| Accrington S. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Reds out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at York City. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| York City | 6 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Accrington S. | 8 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |