FM Preview: Cheltenham Town v Crawley Town 27 Aug 2011

Last updated : 26 August 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Cheltenham Town v Crawley Town fixture

Crawley Town travel to take on Cheltenham Town at Whaddon Road on Saturday afternoon, looking to further improve upon a decent past record there. So far, the Reds have beating their opponents 3 times from 5 games.

The last time the two teams met at Cheltenham Town was more than a decade ago, in October 1996, with Crawley Town inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Robins in a (Southern) Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
1996/1997 Sat 14 Dec Crawley Town 3 - 3 Cheltenham T. (Southern) Premier
1996/1997 Sat 05 Oct Cheltenham T. 1-2 Crawley Town (Southern) Premier
1995/1996 Sat 25 Nov Cheltenham T. 1 - 1 Crawley Town (Southern) Premier
1995/1996 Sat 19 Aug Crawley Town 4 - 1 Cheltenham T. (Southern) Premier
1994/1995 Tue 25 Apr Crawley Town 1 - 1 Cheltenham T. (Southern) Premier
1994/1995 Sat 24 Sep Cheltenham T. 1 - 2 Crawley Town (Southern) Premier
1993/1994 Tue 01 Feb Crawley Town 0 - 1 Cheltenham T. (Southern) Premier

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Recent respective form guides

Cheltenham Town's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Robins have scored 4, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.

Crawley Town's away form is none too clever either, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. Those games have seen the Reds pummel 13 goals, and let in 5.

Cheltenham Town's 6 points from 4 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.

Crawley Town are leading the way in the npower League Two, with their 4 games giving them a return of 10 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Cheltenham Town 6 2 1 3 7 10 7
Crawley Town 6 4 1 1 13 7 13

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Although Crawley Town have been far from successful in recent away games, we can see nothing other than an easy victory for them against Cheltenham Town. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Cheltenham Town 6 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 5 .
Crawley Town Last drawn game 5 outings ago.

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