Luton Town play host to Rushden & Diamonds at Kenilworth Road on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The The Hatters have drawn both of the previous games against their opponents, however.
The last time the two teams met at Luton Town was back in August 2003, over five years ago, with Luton Town running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a League Division Two match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2003/2004 | Sat 10 Jan | Rushden & D. | 2 - 2 | Luton Town | LGE1 |
2003/2004 | Tue 04 Nov | Rushden & D. | 1 - 2 | Luton Town | ASSM |
2003/2004 | Sat 09 Aug | Luton Town | 3-1 | Rushden & D. | LGE1 |
2001/2002 | Sat 09 Mar | Rushden & D. | 1 - 2 | Luton Town | LGE2 |
2001/2002 | Sat 15 Dec | Luton Town | 1 - 0 | Rushden & D. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Luton Town have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These games have seen the The Hatters score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 3.
Rushden & D. have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Diamonds, and 9 goals against.
Luton Town's total of 32 points from their 17 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Blue Square (Conference) Premier. Rushden & D.'s 26 points from 17 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Luton Town | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 13 |
Rushden & D. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Rushden & D. is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the The Hatters in a close run game. Home Win
Sequence statistics: | |
Luton Town | Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
Rushden & D. | Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |