FM Preview: Crawley Town v Barrow 26 Feb 2011

Last updated : 25 February 2011 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Crawley Town v Barrow fixture

Barrow face a trip to Crawley Town at Broadfield Stadium on Saturday afternoon,

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2009, with Barrow inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Reds in a (Conference) Premier match.

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

Recent encounters between the teams:
2010/2011Sat 09 OctBarrow1 - 1Crawley TownCONF
2009/2010Thu 15 AprBarrow4 - 1Crawley TownCONF
2009/2010Sat 10 OctCrawley Town0 - 1BarrowCONF
2008/2009Sat 18 AprBarrow3 - 3Crawley TownCONF
2008/2009Sat 11 OctCrawley Town4 - 0BarrowCONF

Recent respective form guides

Crawley Town could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Reds, with 5 goals against.

In complete contrast to Crawley Town, Barrow are having a torrid time on their travels, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. Bluebirds have conceded 15 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.

Crawley Town are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 64 points from 29 games. Barrow are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) Premier with a return of just 29 points from their 31 games thus far.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Crawley Town63215311
Barrow6033493

FootyMad's prediction ...

Bluebirds are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Crawley Town. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Crawley Town Won 6 successive home games.
7 games since last home draw.
Barrow Not won in previous 16 away matches.
No win in the 7 most recent games.