FM Preview: Crawley Town v Wrexham 12 Feb 2011

Last updated : 11 February 2011 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Crawley Town v Wrexham fixture

Wrexham face a trip to Crawley Town at Broadfield Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. Both of the previous encounters have resulted in a drawn game.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2009, the Reds carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a (Conference) Premier match.

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

Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010Sat 20 FebWrexham2 - 0Crawley TownCONF
2009/2010Sat 15 AugCrawley Town1 - 0WrexhamCONF
2008/2009Sat 21 MarWrexham0 - 2Crawley TownCONF
2008/2009Tue 03 MarCrawley Town1 - 0WrexhamCONF

Recent respective form guides

Crawley Town are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Reds, with 7 goals against.

Wrexham's away form is equally impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the Dragons, and 3 goals against.

Crawley Town are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 57 points from 26 games. Wrexham's total of 55 points from their 29 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Blue Square (Conference) Premier.

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

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Crawley Town64208114
Wrexham650110515

FootyMad's prediction ...

Wrexham are certainly at their peak on the road, though your FootyMad panel sees this as a stern test, and one from which they may have to settle for a draw. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Crawley Town Won 4 successive home games.
5 games since last home draw.
Unbeaten run of 9 matches.
Wrexham 4 successive away victories.
6 games since last away draw.
Won each of the previous 5 matches.
Last drawn game 9 outings ago.