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Exeter City are ready to welcome Accrington Stanley to St James' Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to redress the balance of power in this fixture. The Grecians have come away defeated on 4 of the 5 previous games.
The previous match played between the two at St James' Park was within the last three years, in January 2006, as the visitors ran out cosy 1-3 winners in a Conference match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Mon 30 Jan | Exeter City | 1-3 | Accrington S. | CONF |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 27 Aug | Accrington S. | 1 - 2 | Exeter City | CONF |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 12 Feb | Exeter City | 1 - 2 | Accrington S. | CONF |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 06 Nov | Accrington S. | 0 - 0 | Exeter City | CONF |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 24 Apr | Exeter City | 3 - 2 | Accrington S. | CONF |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 18 Oct | Accrington S. | 1 - 2 | Exeter City | CONF |
| 1960/1961 | Sat 08 Apr | Accrington S. | 0 - 1 | Exeter City | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Exeter City's woeful home form means they have chalked up just a single victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While Grecians have scored 7, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.
Accrington S.'s away form is none too clever either, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Exeter City see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 4 points from their 4 games played so far, Accrington S.'s 6 points from 4 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Exeter City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
| Accrington S. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at St James' Park for the Grecians and the Madmen are unable to see past Accrington S. claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Exeter City | Been beaten in each of their previous 4 home matches. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Accrington S. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |