FM Preview: Stevenage v Crawley Town 15 Dec 2012

Last updated : 14 December 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Stevenage v Crawley Town fixture

Crawley Town pack their bags to visit Stevenage at Broadhall Way on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Reds will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them being consigned to defeat by opponents in 5 of the 8 games.

The previous match played between the two at Broadhall Way was within the last three years, in March 2010, with Stevenage running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a (Conference) Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2009/2010 Sat 27 Mar Crawley Town 0 - 3 Stevenage B. (Conference) Premier
2009/2010 Sat 06 Mar Stevenage B. 2-0 Crawley Town (Conference) Premier
2008/2009 Mon 13 Apr Crawley Town 0 - 2 Stevenage B. (Conference) Premier
2008/2009 Mon 25 Aug Stevenage B. 1 - 1 Crawley Town (Conference) Premier
2007/2008 Sat 01 Mar Stevenage B. 3 - 1 Crawley Town (Conference) Premier
2007/2008 Sat 11 Aug Crawley Town 2 - 1 Stevenage B. (Conference) Premier
2006/2007 Sat 31 Mar Crawley Town 3 - 0 Stevenage B. Conference

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Recent respective form guides

Stevenage are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. While Boro have scored 7, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.

Crawley Town have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Reds have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Stevenage's total of 37 points from their 21 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in npower League One.

Crawley Town's 32 points from 21 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Stevenage 6 2 2 2 9 11 8
Crawley Town 6 1 3 2 8 8 6

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FootyMad's prediction ...

An indifferent set of results for Crawley Town on the road, and we believe this game is only going to yield a solitary point for the Reds. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Stevenage Failed to win in previous 3 home matches.
Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
Crawley Town Not won in previous 3 away matches.

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