FM Preview: Kettering Town v Crawley Town 03 Feb 2011

Last updated : 02 February 2011 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Kettering Town v Crawley Town fixture

Crawley Town face a trip to Kettering Town at Rockingham Road Ground on Thursday evening, and will hope to continue their unbeaten record at the ground. Most of the previous games have been drawn, but the remainder have resulted in a win for Reds.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2010, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a (Conference) Premier match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2010/2011Sat 15 JanCrawley Town2 - 1Kettering Tn.CONF
2009/2010Tue 20 AprKettering Tn.1 - 1Crawley TownCONF
2009/2010Sat 19 SepCrawley Town2 - 1Kettering Tn.CONF
2008/2009Wed 15 AprKettering Tn.1 - 1Crawley TownCONF
2008/2009Sat 27 SepCrawley Town1 - 0Kettering Tn.CONF
2001/2002Sat 22 DecCrawley Town0 - 2Kettering Tn.SPL
2001/2002Sat 25 AugKettering Tn.1 - 3Crawley TownSPL

Recent respective form guides

Kettering Town have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

The away form of Crawley Town however, is much more impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Reds, and 7 goals against.

Kettering Tn. see themselves just below half way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, showing a record of 34 points from their 27 games played so far, Crawley Town are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 56 points from 25 games.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Kettering Tn.630310109
Crawley Town651010216

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 Kettering Tn.. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Kettering Tn. 5 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 8 .
Crawley Town Undefeated in last 4 away games.
9 games since last defeat.