FM Preview: Dagenham & Redbridge v Burton Albion 17 Apr 2010

Last updated : 16 April 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Dagenham & Redbridge v Burton Albion fixture

Burton Albion pack their bags to visit Dagenham & Redbridge at Victoria Road on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Brewers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them being consigned to defeat by opponents in 3 of the 5 games.

The previous match played between the two at Victoria Road was more than three years back, in November 2006, with Dag. & Red. running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a Conference match.

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

Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010Sat 19 SepBurton Albion0 - 1Dag. & Red.LGE2
2006/2007Sat 17 FebBurton Albion0 - 2Dag. & Red.CONF
2006/2007Sat 18 NovDag. & Red.3 - 0Burton AlbionCONF
2005/2006Tue 25 AprBurton Albion2 - 2Dag. & Red.CONF
2005/2006Sat 17 SepDag. & Red.3 - 1Burton AlbionCONF
2004/2005Tue 05 AprDag. & Red.3 - 1Burton AlbionCONF
2004/2005Sat 21 AugBurton Albion1 - 3Dag. & Red.CONF

Recent respective form guides

Dagenham & Redbridge 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 13 goals for the Daggers, with 4 goals against.

The Brewers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Brewers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 8 against.

Dag. & Red.'s 63 points from 42 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Burton Albion see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 56 points from their 42 games played so far,

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Dag. & Red.6321161111
Burton Albion6132686

FootyMad's prediction ...

The match against Dag. & Red. is likely to be a very close encounter, but one that the Madmen sees going the way of the home team. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Dag. & Red. Won 3 successive home games.
14 games since last home draw.
Burton Albion Not won in previous 3 away matches.
Drawn each of the last 2 games.
No win in the 5 most recent games.