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DIVISION ONE: Norfolk And Chance v Dinot Riders,
Saturday 7th November 2009, Kick off: 19:00 CET,
at Thetford Forest, Bedfordshire.
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As we enter into the dark nights of November we have a real fire cracker of an encounter lined up for you this weekend. Yes, its that time of the season again where Armoth and Dinot prepare to battle it out for the honour of victory (and possibly a nice bottle of red wine!). Their first meeting if this campaign carries extra significance two as both sides have started the season well and find themselves holding the top 2 positions in the league. THE SEASON SO FAR--------------------------------------------
After surviving the threat of relegation last term, Armoth's Army started slowly and opened with two defeats albeit from two very tricky away games. However, Norfolk And Chance then put together their best league run since September 2008 and recorded 3 consecutive victories lifting them from bottom to second. Their league position is even more remarkable given that 4 of their league games so far have been away from home! Dinot Riders have been at their attacking, freeflowing best so far this term, seeing them truimph in 4 of their 5 league games smashing 16 goals in the process - the join highest in any league this season. So far only Toon Army have managed to deny the Riders, earning an impresive 1-0 victory 3 weeks ago. The goalscoring hasn't just been in the league either. Dinot's men scored an emphatic 5-0 win at Highland in midweek in the league cup, equalling their biggest ever away win. CURRENT FORM----------------------------------------------
League: Home & Away
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Norfolk And Chance.PL: 6 W: 3 D: 1 L: 2 GF: 10 GA: 7 PTS: 10
Dinot Riders...........PL: 6 W: 4 D: 1 L: 1 GF: 18 GA: 6 PTS: 13 Norfolk And Chance (H).PL: 6 W: 3 D: 1 L: 2 GF: 12 GA: 10 PTS: 10
Dinot Riders (A)...........PL: 6 W: 2 D: 1 L: 3 GF: 13 GA: 11 PTS: 7 All competitions: Home & Away
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Norfolk And Chance.PL: 6 W: 3 D: 0 L: 3 GF: 9 GA: 9 PTS: 9
Dinot Riders...........PL: 6 W: 5 D: 0 L: 1 GF: 21 GA: 4 PTS: 15 LEAGUE STATS & SEQUENCES---------------------------------
Norfolk And Chance:
- Have won their last 3 league games.
- Haven't conceded a league goal in 217 minutes.
- Haven't kept a clean sheet at home in the league for 8 matches.
- Have only kept 2 clean sheets in their last 12 matches.
- Matt Lobley has scored 5 goals in his last 4 games. Dinot Riders:
- Have won 5 of their last 6 games.
- Have kept 3 clean sheets in their last 5 games.
- Have only kept 1 clean sheet in their last 11 league games.
- Have only lost 1 of their last 7 league games.
- Kit Bubb has scored 8 goals in his lat 9 matches.
- Øistein Walsted has scored 7 goals in his last 6 matches. *= Games at the xpert Arena are counted as away games. ITS A STAT----------------------------------------------------
- This will be Norfolk And Chance's 100th league game.
- Dinot Riders have the striker with the deadliest strike rate (Walsted) and the top scorer in both league and all competitions (Tovetoft).
- By far the most popular result of a Dinot Riders is a 2-1 defeat. This has happened on 19 occasions, the next most popular are 3-0 and 3-1 wins (11 occasions).
- A 2-1 win is also Norfolk And Chance's most popular result (on 13 occasions).
- Riders midfielder Kieran Brown has started his sides last 64 matches in a row!
- Dinots men are unbeaten in their last 7 competitive encounters against Armoth.
- Dinot Riders are the joint leading scorers across all divisions this season with 16 goals - twice as much as the second highest in Division One who are Norfolk And Chance. PAST MEETINGS:
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Norfolk and Chance v Dinot Riders In all competitions:
Played: 8, Norfolk And Chance wins 1, Dinot Riders wins 6, Draws 1. At Thetford Forest:
Played: 4, Norfolk And Chance wins 1, Dinot Riders wins 2, Draws 1. In the league:
Played: 8, Norfolk And Chance wins 1, Dinot Riders wins 6, Draws 1. Armoth v Dinot (all competitions):
Played: 8, Armoth wins 1, Dinot wins 6, Draws 1. LAST MEETING:
12/09/09 Division One:
Norfolk And Chance 2 (Lampard 47, Wood 51)
Dinot Riders 2 (Brown 34, Soderman 68) TEAM NEWS----------------------------------------------------
Norfolk And Chance are without defender Scottie Heggs through injury. Otherwise both sides are at full strength. PREDICTION----------------------------------------------------
This is a clash between two sides flying high in terms of their league position and in confidence. The Riders are experiencing a goal frenzy at the moment, hitting 21 goals in their last 6 games. The Riders have traditionally had the better of this fixture too, having not lost to Armoths' Army since July 2008. However, they meet a resurgent Norfolk And Chance team who may feel this is their best chance since then to score a victory over their friendly rivals. On paper the Riders have the stronger team but Norfolk have the home advantage. Who will prevail? PREDICTION: 2-2 draw.
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