FM Preview: Southport v Crawley Town 16 Apr 2011

Last updated : 15 April 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Southport v Crawley Town fixture

Crawley Town travel to take on Southport at Haig Avenue on Saturday afternoon,

The last time the two teams met at Southport was just over four years ago, in September 2006, with Southport running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a Conference match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Tue 22 Feb Crawley Town 1 - 0 Southport (Conference) Premier
2006/2007 Sat 20 Jan Crawley Town 2 - 1 Southport Conference
2006/2007 Sat 16 Sep Southport 3-1 Crawley Town Conference
2005/2006 Sat 01 Apr Southport 0 - 2 Crawley Town Conference
2005/2006 Sat 12 Nov Crawley Town 2 - 0 Southport Conference

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

Recent respective form guides

Southport have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Sandgrounders in those games, with 10 conceded.

The Reds have had a decent run of form away from home recently, unbeaten in their last six, consisting of three wins and three draws. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the Reds, and 4 goals against.

Southport are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) Premier with a return of just 42 points from their 42 games thus far.

Crawley Town are leading the way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, with their 42 games giving them a return of 95 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Southport 6 1 3 2 8 15 6
Crawley Town 6 3 3 0 8 2 12

For a detailed analysis of current team form guides in this or any division, click here

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 Southport. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Southport 4 games since last home draw.
Not won in the 4 most recent games.
Crawley Town Undefeated in last 6 away games.
15 games since last defeat.

For a detailed analysis of current team sequences throughout the leagues, click here