FM Preview: Crawley Town v Morecambe 22 Feb 2012

Last updated : 21 February 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Crawley Town v Morecambe fixture

Crawley Town play host to Morecambe at Broadfield Stadium on Wednesday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having managed to conjure up a win from 2 of the previous 3 games.

The last time the two teams met at Crawley Town was back in October 2006, over five years ago, as they swept to an impressive 4-0 win in a Conference match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 10 Sep Morecambe 6 - 0 Crawley Town League Two
2006/2007 Sat 10 Mar Morecambe 1 - 0 Crawley Town Conference
2006/2007 Sat 07 Oct Crawley Town 4-0 Morecambe Conference
2005/2006 Sat 28 Jan Crawley Town 1 - 3 Morecambe Conference
2005/2006 Sat 27 Aug Morecambe 3 - 0 Crawley Town Conference
2004/2005 Mon 21 Feb Crawley Town 2 - 1 Morecambe Conference
2004/2005 Sat 20 Nov Morecambe 1 - 2 Crawley Town Conference

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

Recent respective form guides

Crawley Town are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Reds in those games, with 6 conceded.

Morecambe have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Shrimps have hit 5 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Crawley Town's total of 55 points from their 28 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in npower League Two.

Morecambe see themselves just below half way in the npower League Two, showing a record of 40 points from their 30 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Crawley Town 6 2 2 2 6 8 8
Morecambe 6 1 2 3 7 9 5

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FootyMad's prediction ...

The match against Morecambe 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 9 games since last home draw.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Morecambe Not won in previous 3 away matches.

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