FM Preview: Eastbourne Borough v Crawley Town 26 Dec 2010

Last updated : 25 December 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Eastbourne Borough v Crawley Town fixture

Crawley Town face a trip to Eastbourne Borough at on Sunday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 2 of the 4 previous games, with the hosts winning just 1.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2010, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a (Conference) Premier match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010Fri 01 JanEastbourne B.0 - 2Crawley TownCONF
2009/2010Sat 26 DecCrawley Town2 - 2Eastbourne B.CONF
2008/2009Tue 31 MarEastbourne B.2 - 1Crawley TownCONF
2008/2009Sun 28 DecCrawley Town1 - 0Eastbourne B.CONF
2007/2008Sat 22 DecEastbourne B.1 - 2Crawley TownCNFC
2003/2004Sat 14 FebCrawley Town3 - 1Eastbourne B.SPL
2003/2004Tue 02 SepEastbourne B.1 - 1Crawley TownSPL

Recent respective form guides

Eastbourne Borough are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The 's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.

The away form of Crawley Town however, is much more impressive, with an unbeaten run in the last six, four of them victories. Those games have seen the Reds pummel 15 goals, and let in 5.

Eastbourne B. find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 22 points from their 21 matches. Crawley Town are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 40 points from 19 games.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Eastbourne B.6132776
Crawley Town633020712

FootyMad's prediction ...

Crawley Town are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to Eastbourne B.. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Eastbourne B. Unbeaten in the last 3 home games.
Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Crawley Town Undefeated in last 8 away games.
9 games since last defeat.