FM Preview: Crawley Town v Rushden & Diamonds 22 Apr 2011

Last updated : 21 April 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Crawley Town v Rushden & Diamonds fixture

Crawley Town prepare to entertain Rushden & Diamonds at Broadfield Stadium on Friday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 6 games played, Reds have recorded 3 wins, and Rushden & Diamonds have come away with 1 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Broadfield Stadium was just last season, in September 2009, the Reds carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a (Conference) Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sun 26 Sep Rushden & D. 0 - 1 Crawley Town (Conference) Premier
2009/2010 Fri 02 Apr Rushden & D. 1 - 1 Crawley Town (Conference) Premier
2009/2010 Sat 26 Sep Crawley Town 2-1 Rushden & D. (Conference) Premier
2008/2009 Sat 14 Mar Crawley Town 0 - 0 Rushden & D. (Conference) Premier
2008/2009 Sat 06 Sep Rushden & D. 0 - 1 Crawley Town (Conference) Premier
2007/2008 Sat 19 Jan Crawley Town 4 - 1 Rushden & D. (Conference) Premier
2007/2008 Tue 04 Sep Rushden & D. 1 - 1 Crawley Town (Conference) Premier

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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 17 goals, and conceded 4.

Rushden & Diamonds have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Crawley Town are leading the way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, with their 43 games giving them a return of 98 points.

Rushden & Diamonds's 59 points from 43 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Crawley Town 6 4 2 0 12 2 14
Rushden & Diamonds 6 1 3 2 8 8 6

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Reds's form is quite poor at the moment, but we see this as their ideal opportunity to register a morale-boosting win. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Crawley Town Unbeaten in the last 16 home games.
Unbeaten run of 15 matches.
Rushden & Diamonds Previous 2 away games have finished all-square.
Not won in previous 2 away matches.
Drawn each of the last 3 games.
No win in the 3 most recent games.

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