FM Preview: Crawley Town v Barnet 30 Dec 2011

Last updated : 29 December 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Crawley Town v Barnet fixture

Barnet travel to take on Crawley Town at Broadfield Stadium on Friday evening, and will hope to continue their unbeaten record at the ground. Out of their two previous meetings, the Bees have come away with all the points on both occasions.

The last time the two teams met at Crawley Town was back in December 2004, over five years ago, as the visitors ran out cosy 1-3 winners in a Conference match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2004/2005 Sat 12 Mar Barnet 3 - 0 Crawley Town Conference
2004/2005 Tue 07 Dec Crawley Town 1-3 Barnet Conference
1993/1994 Sat 04 Dec Crawley Town 1 - 2 Barnet F.A. Cup

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Crawley Town have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. In this time, Reds have rattled up an impressive 17 goals, and conceded 5.

The Bees have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Bees's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.

Crawley Town are leading the way in the npower League Two, with their 22 games giving them a return of 46 points.

Barnet are currently lying in 20th place in npower League Two having mustered a points tally of 20 from their 22 matches played.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Crawley Town 6 4 1 1 16 5 13
Barnet 6 1 2 3 5 10 5

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Neither team is setting the world alight, and we think this game will result in a narrow home win for the Reds. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Crawley Town 5 games since last home draw.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Barnet Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 2 away matches.
No win in the 5 most recent games.

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