FM Preview: Exeter City v Tranmere Rovers 04 Dec 2010

Last updated : 03 December 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Exeter City v Tranmere Rovers fixture

Exeter City prepare to entertain Tranmere Rovers at St James' Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Grecians are clearly on top, winning 57.14% of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at St James' Park was just last season, in September 2009, the Grecians carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010Sat 17 AprTranmere Rvs.3 - 1Exeter CityLGE1
2009/2010Sat 19 SepExeter City2-1Tranmere Rvs.LGE1
1990/1991Sat 20 AprTranmere Rvs.1 - 0Exeter CityLGE1
1990/1991Sat 20 OctExeter City0 - 0Tranmere Rvs.LGE1
1988/1989Wed 05 AprExeter City0 - 1Tranmere Rvs.LGE2
1988/1989Mon 20 MarTranmere Rvs.2 - 0Exeter CityLGE2
1987/1988Sat 30 JanExeter City0 - 1Tranmere Rvs.LGE2

Recent respective form guides

Exeter City have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Grecians in those games, with 8 conceded.

Tranmere Rvs. have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Rovers's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.

Exeter City's 26 points from 18 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Tranmere Rvs. find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 22 points from their 18 matches.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Exeter City631291010
Tranmere Rvs.6303689

FootyMad's prediction ...

Grecians 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:
Exeter City 5 games since last home draw.
Unbeaten run of 4 matches.
Tranmere Rvs. 10 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 8 outings ago.