FootyMAD's Northwich Victoria match preview

Last updated : 14 March 2008 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Northwich Victoria v Crawley Town fixture

Crawley Town face a trip to Northwich Victoria at The Marston Arena 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 less than a year ago, in April 2007, the Trickies / Vics carving out a narrow 2 - 1 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:
2007/2008Sat 25 AugCrawley Town2 - 1Northwich Vic.CONF
2006/2007Sat 14 AprNorthwich Vic.2 - 1Crawley TownCONF
2006/2007Sat 02 SepCrawley Town0 - 2Northwich Vic.CONF
2004/2005Sat 23 AprNorthwich Vic.1 - 0Crawley TownCONF
2004/2005Sat 09 OctCrawley Town0 - 0Northwich Vic.CONF

Recent respective form guides

Northwich Victoria's disastrous home run has meant they have managed only 2 draws from the last six matches. While Trickies / Vics have scored 7, a worringly large 14 have been leaked at the other end.

Crawley Town's away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Reds have hit 8 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Northwich Vic. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) Premier with a return of just 22 points from their 33 games thus far. Crawley Town see themselves just below half way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, showing a record of 44 points from their 33 games played so far,

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

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Northwich Vic.622212148
Crawley Town612310185

FootyMad's prediction ...

The away form of the Reds has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Northwich Vic.. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Northwich Vic. Failed to win in previous 6 home matches.
Crawley Town 5 games since last away draw.
4 games since last defeat.