FootyMAD's Grays Athletic match preview

Last updated : 06 February 2009 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Grays Athletic v Crawley Town fixture

Crawley Town face a trip to Grays Athletic at Recreation Ground on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. Most of the previous meetings have ended up in defeat for the Reds.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2008, the Blues carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a (Conference) Premier match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2008/2009Tue 02 SepCrawley Town2 - 1Grays Ath.CONF
2007/2008Tue 15 AprCrawley Town2 - 1Grays Ath.CONF
2007/2008Sat 29 MarGrays Ath.2 - 1Crawley TownCONF
2007/2008Tue 05 FebCrawley Town4 - 0Grays Ath.CNFC
2006/2007Sat 21 AprGrays Ath.0 - 0Crawley TownCONF
2006/2007Sat 23 SepCrawley Town0 - 1Grays Ath.CONF
2005/2006Sat 11 FebGrays Ath.1 - 0Crawley TownCONF

Recent respective form guides

Grays Athletic have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, While Blues have scored 7, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.

The away form of Crawley Town however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. Those games have seen the Reds pummel 14 goals, and let in 7.

Grays Ath. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) Premier with a return of just 29 points from their 27 games thus far. Crawley Town's 43 points from 29 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.

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

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Grays Ath.63128810
Crawley Town62221398

FootyMad's prediction ...

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

Sequence statistics:
Grays Ath. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Crawley Town Not won in previous 2 away matches.
No win in the 2 most recent games.