FootyMAD's Altrincham match preview

Last updated : 28 September 2007 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Crawley Town v Altrincham fixture

Crawley Town prepare to entertain Altrincham at Broadfield Stadium on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. Of the two previous meetings, the Reds have won one and drawn one.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Broadfield Stadium was less than a year ago, in February 2007, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Conference match.

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

Recent encounters between the teams:
2006/2007Sat 17 FebCrawley Town1-1AltrinchamCONF
2006/2007Sat 18 NovAltrincham1 - 1Crawley TownCONF
2005/2006Sat 18 FebCrawley Town2 - 0AltrinchamCONF
2005/2006Sat 01 OctAltrincham1 - 1Crawley TownCONF

Recent respective form guides

Crawley Town are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. In this time, Reds have rattled up an impressive 18 goals, and conceded 6.

In complete contrast to Crawley Town, Altrincham are having a torrid time on their travels, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Robins have hit 6 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Crawley Town lie just outside the playoff positions in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, picking up 20 points from their 12 games so far. Altrincham are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) Premier with a return of just 6 points from their 11 games thus far.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Crawley Town631215710
Altrincham61147144

FootyMad's prediction ...

Its good news for Crawley Town fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, I just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the Reds. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Crawley Town Won 3 successive home games.
4 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 5 .
Altrincham Not won in previous 7 away matches.
Last drawn game 5 outings ago.