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Newport Co. play host to Wrexham at Newport Stadium at lunchtime on Sunday, looking to continue an impressive record. The Exiles are clearly on top, having won 6 and lost only 2 of the 10 games.
The last time the two teams met at Newport Co. was amazingly over twenty years ago, in October 1987, with Newport Co. running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Fourth Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1987/1988 | Sat 26 Mar | Wrexham | 4 - 1 | Newport Co. | LGE2 |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 24 Oct | Newport Co. | 2-0 | Wrexham | LGE2 |
| 1982/1983 | Sat 30 Apr | Newport Co. | 4 - 0 | Wrexham | LGE1 |
| 1982/1983 | Sat 27 Nov | Wrexham | 1 - 0 | Newport Co. | LGE1 |
| 1969/1970 | Sat 07 Mar | Newport Co. | 1 - 2 | Wrexham | LGE2 |
| 1969/1970 | Sat 22 Nov | Wrexham | 3 - 0 | Newport Co. | LGE2 |
| 1968/1969 | Mon 14 Apr | Wrexham | 4 - 0 | Newport Co. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Newport County are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Exiles, with 4 goals against.
Wrexham have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Newport Co. see themselves just below half way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, showing a record of 7 points from their 6 games played so far, Wrexham's 8 points from 6 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Newport Co. | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
| Wrexham | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Newport Co. are starting to turn Newport Stadium into a fortress, but the quality of opposition for this game makes your FootyMad panel believe the teams will share the spoils on this occasion. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Newport Co. | Unbeaten in the last 28 home games. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Wrexham | 8 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |