Crawley Town prepare to entertain Rushden & Diamonds at Broadfield Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 4 games played, Reds have recorded 2 wins, and Rushden & D. have come away with 1 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Broadfield Stadium was just last season, in January 2008, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4-1 thriller, in a (Conference) Premier match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2008/2009 | Sat 06 Sep | Rushden & D. | 0 - 1 | Crawley Town | CONF |
2007/2008 | Sat 19 Jan | Crawley Town | 4-1 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
2007/2008 | Tue 04 Sep | Rushden & D. | 1 - 1 | Crawley Town | CONF |
2006/2007 | Fri 23 Mar | Rushden & D. | 1 - 1 | Crawley Town | CONF |
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 |
Recent respective form guides
Crawley Town are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Reds in those games, with 8 conceded.
Rushden & D. have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Diamonds, and 7 goals against.
Crawley Town lie just outside the playoff positions in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, picking up 56 points from their 35 games so far. Rushden & D.'s 50 points from 36 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Crawley Town | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
Rushden & D. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Rushden & D. is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Reds in a close run game. Home Win
Sequence statistics: | |
Crawley Town | Won 3 successive home games. 7 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
Rushden & D. | No sequences of note |