FM Preview: Crawley Town v Port Vale 17 Mar 2012

Last updated : 16 March 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Crawley Town v Port Vale fixture

Crawley Town prepare to entertain Port Vale 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
2011/2012 Sat 06 Aug Port Vale 2 - 2 Crawley Town League Two

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Recent respective form guides

Crawley Town are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Port Vale have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Valiants's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.

Crawley Town's total of 59 points from their 34 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in npower League Two.

Port Vale lie just outside the playoff positions in the npower League Two, picking up 53 from their 35 games so far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Crawley Town 6 0 4 2 6 8 4
Port Vale 6 3 2 1 11 7 11

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Your FootyMad panel thinks that Crawley Town's indifferent home form is due to continue with a narrow home defeat against Port Vale. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Crawley Town Failed to win in previous 4 home matches.
Drawn each of their last 3 games.
Not won in the 8 most recent games.
Port Vale Undefeated in last 4 away games.

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