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Crawley Town travel to take on Rushden & Diamonds at Nene Park on Friday evening, looking to break their duck against the hosts. Both of the previous encounters have resulted in a drawn game.
The last time the two teams met at Rushden & D. was more than a decade ago, in August 1995, with Rushden & D. running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a (Southern) Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 12 Aug | Crawley Town | 1 - 0 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 02 Dec | Crawley Town | 2 - 2 | Rushden & D. | SPL |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 26 Aug | Rushden & D. | 3 - 1 | Crawley Town | SPL |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 08 Oct | Rushden & D. | 5 - 0 | Crawley Town | SPL |
| 1994/1995 | Tue 06 Sep | Crawley Town | 2 - 4 | Rushden & D. | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Rushden & Diamonds 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 12 goals for the Diamonds, with 5 goals against.
Crawley Town have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Reds have hit 7 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Rushden & D.'s 46 points from 35 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Crawley Town find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 43 points from their 37 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Rushden & D. | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 10 |
| Crawley Town | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Crawley Town have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Rushden & D. may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rushden & D. | Unbeaten in the last 8 home games. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Crawley Town | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |