FootyMAD's Forest Green Rovers match preview

Last updated : 02 February 2007 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Crawley Town v Forest Green Rovers fixture

Crawley Town prepare to entertain Forest Green Rovers at Broadfield Stadium on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The majority of those games have been won by the Reds.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Broadfield Stadium was less than a year ago, in March 2006, the Reds carving out a narrow 1-0 victory 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 21 OctForest Green1 - 0Crawley TownCONF
2005/2006Sat 18 MarCrawley Town1-0Forest GreenCONF
2005/2006Tue 20 SepForest Green2 - 2Crawley TownCONF
2004/2005Tue 28 DecForest Green1 - 1Crawley TownCONF
2004/2005Sat 25 SepCrawley Town4 - 2Forest GreenCONF
1997/1998Sat 31 JanForest Green3 - 2Crawley TownSPL
1997/1998Sat 04 OctCrawley Town2 - 2Forest GreenSPL

Recent respective form guides

Crawley Town are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Reds in those games, with 3 conceded.

Forest Green have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Crawley Town see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide Conference, showing a record of 34 points from their 29 games played so far, Forest Green see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide Conference, showing a record of 35 points from their 29 games played so far,

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Crawley Town63216711
Forest Green641113713

FootyMad's prediction ...

Reds are in a rich vein of form at home as of late, but the one that FootyMad has marked this down as one of their banker draws, taking into account the quality of the opposition. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Crawley Town Unbeaten in the last 6 home games.
Unbeaten run of 4 matches.
Forest Green Won each of the previous 4 matches.
Last drawn game 5 outings ago.