FM Preview: Forest Green Rovers v Crawley Town 13 Apr 2010

Last updated : 12 April 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Forest Green Rovers v Crawley Town fixture

Crawley Town face a trip to Forest Green Rovers at The Lawn on Tuesday evening, looking to break their duck against the hosts. Most of the previous meetings have ended up in defeat for the Reds.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in August 2008, the Rovers carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a (Conference) Premier match.

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

Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010Tue 11 AugCrawley Town3 - 1Forest GreenCONF
2008/2009Tue 07 OctCrawley Town2 - 2Forest GreenCONF
2008/2009Sat 16 AugForest Green1 - 0Crawley TownCONF
2007/2008Sun 10 FebForest Green1 - 0Crawley TownCONF
2007/2008Sat 22 SepCrawley Town3 - 0Forest GreenCONF
2006/2007Sat 03 FebCrawley Town3 - 1Forest GreenCONF
2006/2007Sat 21 OctForest Green1 - 0Crawley TownCONF

Recent respective form guides

Forest Green Rovers have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The Rovers's have scored 12 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 13.

Crawley Town have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Reds have hit 5 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Forest Green are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) Premier with a return of just 39 points from their 41 games thus far. Crawley Town's 62 points from 40 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Forest Green630311119
Crawley Town64117613

FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing appears to be going right for the Reds out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Forest Green. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Forest Green 5 games since last home draw.
Latest 3 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Crawley Town 4 games since last defeat.