FM Preview: Gateshead v Crawley Town 26 Mar 2011

Last updated : 25 March 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Gateshead v Crawley Town fixture

Crawley Town face a trip to Gateshead at International Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. The Reds lost the only previous game played between the two.

The only previous meeting between Gateshead and Crawley Town at International Stadium was just last season, in November 2009, the Tynesiders carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a (Conference) Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 18 Sep Crawley Town 2 - 1 Gateshead (Conference) Premier
2009/2010 Sat 28 Nov Gateshead 2-1 Crawley Town (Conference) Premier
2009/2010 Sat 22 Aug Crawley Town 1 - 4 Gateshead (Conference) Premier

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Recent respective form guides

Gateshead have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. In this time, Tynesiders have rattled up an impressive 15 goals, and conceded 4.

Crawley Town have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Reds's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 4 goals for and 3 against.

Gateshead see themselves just below half way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, showing a record of 48 points from their 35 games played so far,

Crawley Town are leading the way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, with their 36 games giving them a return of 83 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Gateshead 6 2 3 1 12 8 9
Crawley Town 6 5 1 0 17 5 16

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Although Crawley Town have been far from successful in recent away games, we can see nothing other than an easy victory for them against Gateshead. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Gateshead Unbeaten in the last 3 home games.
Drawn each of their last 3 games.
Not won in the 4 most recent games.
Crawley Town Undefeated in last 3 away games.
Won each of the previous 4 matches.
Last drawn game 5 outings ago.

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