FM Preview: Crawley Town v Accrington Stanley 29 Oct 2011

Last updated : 28 October 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Crawley Town v Accrington Stanley fixture

Crawley Town play host to Accrington Stanley at Broadfield Stadium on Saturday afternoon,

The last time the two teams met at Crawley Town was back in March 2006, over five years ago, with Accrington Stanley inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Reds in a Conference match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2005/2006 Sat 04 Mar Crawley Town 0-1 Accrington S. Conference
2005/2006 Sat 17 Sep Accrington S. 4 - 2 Crawley Town Conference
2004/2005 Sat 02 Apr Crawley Town 2 - 0 Accrington S. Conference
2004/2005 Sat 28 Aug Accrington S. 4 - 0 Crawley Town Conference

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Recent respective form guides

Crawley Town have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Reds, with 7 goals against.

In complete contrast to Crawley Town, Accrington Stanley are having a torrid time on their travels, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. While the Reds have hit 5 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Crawley Town are leading the way in the npower League Two, with their 15 games giving them a return of 34 points.

Accrington Stanley are currently lying in 20th place in npower League Two having mustered a points tally of 15 from their 15 matches played.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Crawley Town 6 6 0 0 14 4 18
Accrington Stanley 6 1 1 4 5 9 4

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Reds's form is quite poor at the moment, but we see this as their ideal opportunity to register a morale-boosting win. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Crawley Town Won 4 successive home games.
10 games since last home draw.
Won their latest 7 matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 16 .
Accrington Stanley Not won in previous 15 away matches.
An overall losing run of 4 games.
No win in the 5 most recent games.

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