FootyMAD's Margate match preview

Last updated : 05 March 2004 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Margate v Dagenham & Redbridge fixture

Dag. & Red. face a trip to Margate at Crabble on Saturday evening, and will hope to continue their unbeaten record at the ground. Out of their two previous meetings, the Daggers have won one, and drawn the other.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2002, with Dag. & Red. inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Gate in a Conference match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004Tue 07 OctDag. & Red.4 - 0MargateCONF
2002/2003Sat 08 MarDag. & Red.3 - 0MargateCONF
2002/2003Tue 24 SepMargate0 - 1Dag. & Red.CONF
2001/2002Sat 15 DecDag. & Red.4 - 1MargateCONF
2001/2002Tue 21 AugMargate1 - 1Dag. & Red.CONF

Recent respective form guides

Margate have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. The Gate have scored 10 and conceded 3 during this period.

Dag. & Red. have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A generous 13 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Margate find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 36 points from their 32 matches. Dag. & Red.'s 41 points from 32 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Margate640210712
Dag. & Red.61149224

FootyMad's prediction ...

Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the Gate. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Margate Won 5 successive home games.
10 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 8 .
Dag. & Red. 10 games since last away draw.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.