FM Preview: Crawley Town v Northampton Town 17 Apr 2012

Last updated : 16 April 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Crawley Town v Northampton Town fixture

Crawley Town play host to Northampton Town at Broadfield Stadium on Tuesday evening, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The Reds won the only previous game contested between the two.

The only previous meeting between Crawley Town and Northampton Town at Broadfield Stadium was amazingly over twenty years ago, in November 1991, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4-2 thriller, in a F.A. Cup match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 08 Oct Northampton 0 - 1 Crawley Town League Two
1991/1992 Sat 16 Nov Crawley Town 4-2 Northampton F.A. Cup

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Recent respective form guides

Crawley Town have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Reds in those games, with 7 conceded.

Northampton Town have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Crawley Town are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 77 points from 42 games.

Northampton Town are currently lying in 20th place in npower League Two having mustered a points tally of 45 from their 42 matches played.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Crawley Town 6 3 3 0 9 4 12
Northampton Town 6 2 2 2 5 6 8

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Its a close one to call, but we think that Reds's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Northampton Town. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Crawley Town Drawn last 2 games at home.
Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Unbeaten run of 11 matches.
Northampton Town Not won in previous 2 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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