FM Preview: Tranmere Rovers v Crawley Town 12 Jan 2013

Last updated : 11 January 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Tranmere Rovers v Crawley Town fixture

Crawley Town face a trip to Tranmere Rovers at Prenton Park on Saturday afternoon, for the first time in their history, and will be hoping to give their new opponents the runaround.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 22 Sep Crawley Town 2 - 5 Tranmere Rvs. League One

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Recent respective form guides

Tranmere Rovers have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 5.

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 6 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Tranmere Rovers are leading the way in the npower League One, with their 26 games giving them a return of 50 points.

Crawley Town lie just outside the playoff positions in the npower League One, picking up 41 from their 26 games so far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Tranmere Rovers 6 3 1 2 4 11 10
Crawley Town 6 3 0 3 8 10 9

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Crawley Town have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Tranmere Rovers may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Tranmere Rovers Unbeaten in the last 5 home games.
Not drawn a match in their last 5 .
Crawley Town 5 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 7 outings ago.

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