This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Newport County and Bath City at 15:00 on 26th December 2011 in the (Conference) Premier.

History of the Newport County v Bath City fixture

Bath City face a trip to Newport County at Newport Stadium on Monday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Stripes & City will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2011, with Bath City inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Exiles in a (Conference) Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

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Recent respective form guides

Newport County's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Exiles have conceded a disappointing 4 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 1 of their own chances.

Bath City's away form is none too clever either, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the Stripes & City have hit 8 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Newport County are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 22 points from 25 matches.

Bath City find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 25 games have yielded only 14 points.

Current overall team form

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Bath City 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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