FM Preview: Shrewsbury Town v Crawley Town 01 Apr 2013

Last updated : 31 March 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Shrewsbury Town v Crawley Town fixture

Crawley Town face a trip to Shrewsbury Town at New Meadow on Monday 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 Shrewsbury Town and Crawley Town at New Meadow was just last season, in February 2012, the Shrews carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 08 Dec Crawley Town 2 - 2 Shrewsbury Tn. League One
2011/2012 Mon 27 Feb Shrewsbury Tn. 2 - 1 Crawley Town League Two
2011/2012 Sat 15 Oct Crawley Town 2 - 1 Shrewsbury Tn. League Two

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Recent respective form guides

Shrewsbury Town's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Shrews have scored 5, a worringly large 8 have been leaked at the other end.

Crawley Town's away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Shrewsbury Town find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 45 points from their 40 matches.

Crawley Town see themselves just below half way in the npower League One, showing a record of 54 points from their 38 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Shrewsbury Town 6 1 2 3 8 12 5
Crawley Town 6 1 5 0 8 6 8

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FootyMad's prediction ...

The away form of the Reds has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Shrewsbury Town. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Shrewsbury Town Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Drawn each of their last 2 games.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Crawley Town Previous 2 away games have finished all-square.
Not won in previous 2 away matches.
Drawn each of the last 5 games.
No win in the 5 most recent games.

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