FM Preview: Colchester United v Crawley Town 18 Sep 2012

Last updated : 17 September 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Colchester United v Crawley Town fixture

Crawley Town face a trip to Colchester United at Community Stadium on Tuesday evening, for the first time in their history, and will be hoping to give their new opponents the runaround.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
No previous matches found

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Recent respective form guides

Colchester United have lost only 1 of the last six at home, but 4 of these games have been drawn. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 9.

The away form of Crawley Town however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Colchester United find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 6 games have yielded only 3 points.

Crawley Town are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 12 points from 6 games.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Colchester United 6 0 3 3 4 10 3
Crawley Town 6 5 0 1 9 7 15

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Reds have been performing with great credit on their travels, and the Madmen see no reason why they should not return from Community Stadium with an easy victory. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Colchester United Failed to win in previous 3 home matches.
Latest 3 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 8 most recent games.
Crawley Town 4 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 9 outings ago.

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