Accrington Stanley

v Wrexham

Friday 05 October 2007

 

Kick Off @ 19:45



Ground Guide

Fraser Eagle Stadium


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Admission Prices:

Adults £13

Concessions £8

Terraces only - no seats available


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Weather Forecast:

Clear skies with temperatures dropping to 10 degrees Celsius and 6 mph southerly wind.

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Recent Encounters

Jan 07: Wrexham 1 Accrington 3

Sep 06: Accrington 5 Wrexham 0
Mar 61: Wrexham 3 Accrington 0
Oct 60: Accrington 0 Wrexham 3
Jan 60: Wrexham 2 Accrington 3

Last Five League Games

Wrexham:

Chesterfield (h) 0-4

Lincoln (h) 1-0

Stockport (a) 1-2

Rotherham (h) 0-1

Hereford (h) 0-2

Overall Form Position: 23rd

Away Form Position: 24th

Accrington:

Bradford (a) 3-0

Bury (a) 1-2

Mansfield (h) 1-0

Shrewsbury (a) 0-2

Grimsby (h) 4-1

Overall Form Position: 18th

Home Form Position: 14th

League Record

  Us Them
Played 8 9
Won 2 4
Drawn 0 0
Lost 6 5
For 5 10
Against 14 12
GD -9 -2
Points 6 12
Position 23 12

Betting Odds

Wrexham Draw Stanley
5/2 12/5 10/11

League Two Fixtures

Accrington Stanley v Wrexham (Friday)
Chesterfield v Macclesfield
Dag & Red v Darlington
Hereford v Brentford
Lincoln City v Morecambe
Milton Keynes Dons v Bradford
Peterborough v Grimsby
Rochdale v Bury
Rotherham v Mansfield
Stockport v Barnet
Wycombe v Notts County
Chester v Shrewsbury (Sunday)

Match Preview

After the debacle of Tuesday night, the only way is up performance wise for Wrexham with the only plus from the 4-0 defeat to Chesterfield is that we did not drop to bottom of the league.

At the same time, Accrington were cruising to a 3-0 away victory at Bradford and this game is going to be a real test of character as we look to end our 100% away record.

Unfortunately, we have lost every game we have played away from the Racecourse in the league this season and we are the only team in our division that are yet to collect a point on our travels.

Accrington have had a mixed start at home this season with two wins and two defeats in the four games at the Fraser Eagle Stadium.

The first two games at home for Stanley ended in comprehensive defeats against Darlington and Peterborough but since then, Accrington have recorded successive wins over Grimsby and Mansfield.

Four goals were rattled in against Grimsby with only one in reply and Stanley's overall record sees them in twelfth position with twelve points from eight games.

Having touched bottom spot once this season, Accrington are yet to record a draw in their eight league games but the majority of their wins have come against teams that are currently sitting below them in the table.

Top scorer for Stanley is striker Paul Mullin and he has found the back of the net five time sin the league this season - which is the same number of league goals we have registered as an entire team!

Former Wrexham striker Lee McEvilly returned to his previous club in the summer after being released whilst under contract by Wrexham.

McEvilly has yet to register a goal for his former club and has already served a three game ban this season, returning to action as a late substitute on Tuesday night.

Recent Encounters:

With Accrington only returning to the Football League last season, recent matches are over 50 years apart but Stanley completed the double over us last season.

The 5-0 hammering at Accrington under the lights, or a 40 watt bulb, was our first defeat of the season but was also the start of our downward spiral and when Stanley left the Racecourse on New Year's Day with a 3-1 victory, it turned out to be Denis Smith's last home game in charge when he was sacked ten days later.

Team News:

Michael Proctor is back in the squad after completing his suspension following the midweek game against Chesterfield but your guess is as good as mine on the team selection and formation for this game.

There is more good news with Silvio Spann and Eifion Williams back from injury but Ryan Valentine and Mike Williams are again unavailable and they are joined on the sidelines by Marc Williams who is out with a groin injury.

Accrington are without Kenny Arthur after the goalkeeper broke his leg in the midweek win at Bradford.

Arthur has been ever present in the league for Stanley after joining the club from Patrick Thistle in the summer and his place between the sticks will be taken by Ian Dunbavin.

Midfielder Ian Craney, who is on loan from Swansea, also went off injured in the same game and has been ruled out with a torn hamstring but Jay Harris is back following a three game ban.

Elsewhere in League 2:

League leaders MK Dons face a home match against Bradford after confirming their position at the top of the pile with a welcome 2-1 victory at bottom placed Mansfield, who are keeping us off the bottom of the table.

The Stags face a difficult game at our midweek conquerors Chesterfield who moved up second place following their 4-0 win at the Racecourse.

Lincoln are our immediate target with the Imps one place and point above us in the table and they are at home to Morecambe who have made a good start in their debut season in the Football League.