FootyMAD's Burton Albion match preview

Last updated : 03 October 2008 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Burton Albion v Crawley Town fixture

Crawley Town face a trip to Burton Albion at The Pirelli Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 13 out of 17 times.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2008, the Brewers carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a (Conference) Premier match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2007/2008Sat 22 MarBurton Albion1 - 0Crawley TownCONF
2007/2008Sat 01 SepCrawley Town1 - 1Burton AlbionCONF
2006/2007Tue 06 MarCrawley Town1 - 0Burton AlbionCONF
2006/2007Tue 03 OctBurton Albion2 - 1Crawley TownCONF
2005/2006Sat 08 AprCrawley Town1 - 1Burton AlbionCONF
2005/2006Sat 19 NovBurton Albion3 - 1Crawley TownCONF
2004/2005Sat 11 DecCrawley Town4 - 0Burton AlbionCONF

Recent respective form guides

Burton Albion are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 16 goals have been scored by the Brewers in those games, with 10 conceded.

The Reds have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Reds, and 6 goals against.

Burton Albion's total of 21 points from their 12 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Blue Square (Conference) Premier. Crawley Town are leading the way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, with their 12 games giving them a return of 26 points.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Burton Albion63129910
Crawley Town651010516

FootyMad's prediction ...

Reds's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Burton Albion, believes the FootyMad team. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Burton Albion Unbeaten in the last 11 home games.
Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Crawley Town Undefeated in last 4 away games.
10 games since last defeat.