FM Preview: Crawley Town v Bristol Rovers 03 Sep 2011

Last updated : 02 September 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Crawley Town v Bristol Rovers fixture

Bristol Rovers face a trip to Crawley Town at Broadfield Stadium on Saturday afternoon, for the first time in their history, and will be hoping to give their new opponents the runaround.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
No previous matches found

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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 4 goals against.

In complete contrast to Crawley Town, Bristol Rovers are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Pirates have hit 7 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Crawley Town are holding the final promotion place in the npower League Two, and have accumulated 10 points from the 5 games they have played so far.

Bristol Rovers's 8 points from 5 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Crawley Town 6 3 0 3 9 7 9
Bristol Rovers 6 1 3 2 6 7 6

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FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Reds, as the Pirates have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Crawley Town Won 3 successive home games.
4 games since last home draw.
Latest 3 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Bristol Rovers Not won in previous 2 away matches.
No win in the 4 most recent games.

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