FootyMAD's Crawley Town match preview

Last updated : 24 September 2004 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Crawley Town v Forest Green Rovers fixture

Forest Green travel to take on Crawley Town at Broadfield Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. The only previous meeting between the two sides yielded a draw.

The only previous meeting between Crawley Town and Forest Green at was back in October 1997, over five years ago, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a (Southern) Premier match.

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

Recent encounters between the teams:
1997/1998Sat 31 JanForest Green3 - 2Crawley TownSPL
1997/1998Sat 04 OctCrawley Town2 - 2Forest GreenSPL

Recent respective form guides

Crawley Town have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

The away form of Forest Green is pretty dire, losing every single one of the last six matches played! Rovers have conceded 19 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.

Crawley Town's 14 points from 9 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Forest Green find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 9 games have yielded only 1 points.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Crawley Town62137107
Forest Green60154191

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Reds, as the Rovers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Crawley Town Won 3 successive home games.
4 games since last home draw.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Forest Green Lost each of the previous 7 away matches.
Not won in previous 7 away matches.
No win in the 10 most recent games.