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Accrington S. face a trip to York City at Bootham Crecent on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Stanley will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 13 and win only 6 of the 25 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2004, with Accrington S. inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Minstermen in a Conference match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 29 Oct | Accrington S. | 2 - 1 | York City | CONF |
| 2004/2005 | Mon 28 Mar | Accrington S. | 2 - 2 | York City | CONF |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 25 Jan | Accrington S. | 2 - 1 | York City | CNFC |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 31 Aug | York City | 0 - 1 | Accrington S. | CONF |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
York City have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Minstermen in those games, with 6 conceded.
The Stanley have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Stanley, and 3 goals against.
York City's total of 57 points from their 34 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide Conference. Accrington S. are leading the way in the Nationwide Conference, with their 35 games giving them a return of 78 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| York City | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 16 |
| Accrington S. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against York City is likely to be a very close encounter, but one that the Madmen sees going the way of the home team. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| York City | Won 4 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 7 matches. |
| Accrington S. | Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |