FootyMAD's Exeter City match preview

Last updated : 03 April 2009 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Exeter City v Dagenham & Redbridge fixture

Dag. & Red. pack their bags to visit Exeter City at St James' Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. While the majority of previous matches have ended up drawn, a win has yet to be registered by Daggers.

The previous match played between the two at St James' Park was within the last three years, in December 2006, as the Grecians edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a Conference match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2008/2009Tue 20 JanDag. & Red.1 - 2Exeter CityLGE2
2006/2007Sat 27 JanDag. & Red.4 - 1Exeter CityCONF
2006/2007Sat 09 DecExeter City3 - 2Dag. & Red.CONF
2005/2006Sat 15 AprExeter City3 - 1Dag. & Red.CONF
2005/2006Sat 03 SepDag. & Red.2 - 2Exeter CityCONF
2004/2005Tue 12 AprExeter City1 - 1Dag. & Red.CONF
2004/2005Tue 07 DecDag. & Red.2 - 3Exeter CityCONF

Recent respective form guides

Exeter City have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Grecians, with 5 goals against.

Dag. & Red. have an average recent record on the road, remaining unbeaten in the last six, though five of those have been draws. The Daggers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.

Exeter City are just outside the promotion places, in 5th, having taken 65 points from 40 games. Dag. & Red.'s 56 points from 39 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Exeter City63128810
Dag. & Red.6222698

FootyMad's prediction ...

Dag. & Red. have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Exeter City may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Exeter City 8 games since last home draw.
Dag. & Red. Undefeated in last 11 away games.
4 games since last defeat.