FM Preview: Crawley Town v Hartlepool United 27 Apr 2013

Last updated : 26 April 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Crawley Town v Hartlepool United fixture

Crawley Town prepare to entertain Hartlepool United at Broadfield Stadium on Saturday afternoon, 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
2012/2013 Sat 20 Oct Hartlepool U. 0 - 1 Crawley Town League One

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Recent respective form guides

Crawley Town are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. These games have seen the Reds score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 2.

Hartlepool United have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. Pools have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.

Crawley Town's 67 points from 45 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

Hartlepool United are stuck down in the relegation zone of npower League One with a return of just 40 points from their 45 games thus far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Crawley Town 6 3 1 2 6 5 10
Hartlepool United 6 2 2 2 4 4 8

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FootyMad's prediction ...

The match against Hartlepool United is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Reds in a close run game. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Crawley Town Unbeaten in the last 6 home games.
Not drawn a match in their last 4 .
Hartlepool United 7 games since last away draw.
4 games since last defeat.

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