FootyMAD's Crawley Town match preview

Last updated : 04 December 2006 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Aldershot Town v Crawley Town fixture

Aldershot Tn. prepare to entertain Crawley Town at Recreation Ground on Tuesday evening, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The Shots have drawn both of the previous games against their opponents, however.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Recreation Ground was just last season, in September 2005, as the Shots squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 3-2 in a Conference match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2005/2006Sat 15 AprCrawley Town2 - 0Aldershot Tn.CONF
2005/2006Mon 05 SepAldershot Tn.3-2Crawley TownCONF
2004/2005Sat 09 AprAldershot Tn.1 - 0Crawley TownCONF
2004/2005Sat 21 AugCrawley Town1 - 0Aldershot Tn.CONF
2000/2001Sat 30 SepCrawley Town1 - 2Aldershot Tn.FAC

Recent respective form guides

Aldershot Town have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Shots in those games, with 9 conceded.

Crawley Town have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Reds's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.

Aldershot Tn.'s 29 points from 20 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Crawley Town are stuck down in the relegation zone of Nationwide Conference with a return of just 19 points from their 20 games thus far.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Aldershot Tn.6231769
Crawley Town63127710

FootyMad's prediction ...

Its a close one to call, but I think that Shots's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Crawley Town. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Aldershot Tn. Unbeaten in the last 3 home games.
Unbeaten run of 5 matches.
Crawley Town Not won in previous 2 away matches.
4 games since last defeat.