FM Preview: Newport County v Crawley Town 25 Apr 2011

Last updated : 24 April 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Newport County v Crawley Town fixture

Crawley Town face a trip to Newport County at Newport Stadium on Monday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 4 of the 8 previous games, with the hosts winning just 1.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Crawley Town inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Exiles in a F.A. Cup match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 23 Oct Newport Co. 0-1 Crawley Town F.A. Cup
2010/2011 Sat 16 Oct Crawley Town 2 - 3 Newport Co. (Conference) Premier
2003/2004 Mon 26 Apr Crawley Town 1 - 2 Newport Co. (Southern) Premier
2003/2004 Sat 13 Sep Newport Co. 1 - 2 Crawley Town (Southern) Premier
2002/2003 Sat 12 Apr Newport Co. 3 - 3 Crawley Town (Southern) Premier
2002/2003 Sat 07 Sep Crawley Town 2 - 0 Newport Co. (Southern) Premier
2001/2002 Sat 13 Apr Newport Co. 1 - 1 Crawley Town (Southern) Premier

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

Recent respective form guides

Newport County have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Exiles, with 7 goals against.

Crawley Town's away form is equally impressive, with an unbeaten run in the last six, four of them victories. Those games have seen the Reds pummel 12 goals, and let in 3.

Newport County's 66 points from 44 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.

Crawley Town are leading the way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, with their 44 games giving them a return of 101 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Newport County 6 5 0 1 15 6 15
Crawley Town 6 4 2 0 14 2 14

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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 Newport County. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Newport County Won 5 successive home games.
7 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 7 .
Crawley Town Undefeated in last 7 away games.
17 games since last defeat.

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