FM Preview: Crawley Town v Shrewsbury Town 08 Dec 2012

Last updated : 07 December 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Crawley Town v Shrewsbury Town fixture

Crawley Town prepare to entertain Shrewsbury Town at Broadfield Stadium on Saturday afternoon, 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 Shrewsbury Town at Broadfield Stadium was just last season, in October 2011, the Reds carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Mon 27 Feb Shrewsbury Tn. 2 - 1 Crawley Town League Two
2011/2012 Sat 15 Oct Crawley Town 2-1 Shrewsbury Tn. League Two

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

Recent respective form guides

Crawley Town have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Reds in those games, with 6 conceded.

The away form of Shrewsbury Town is pretty dire, losing every single one of the last six matches played! While the Shrews have hit 4 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Crawley Town's 31 points from 20 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.

Shrewsbury Town are stuck down in the relegation zone of npower League One with a return of just 18 points from their 20 games thus far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Crawley Town 6 1 2 3 7 9 5
Shrewsbury Town 6 1 1 4 6 10 4

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FootyMad's prediction ...

The match against Shrewsbury Town 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 Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Shrewsbury Town Lost each of the previous 6 away matches.
Not won in previous 14 away matches.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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