FootyMAD's Crawley Town match preview

Last updated : 09 March 2007 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Morecambe v Crawley Town fixture

Morecambe prepare to entertain Crawley Town at Christie Park on Saturday afternoon,

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Christie Park was just last season, in August 2005, with Morecambe running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a Conference match.

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

Recent encounters between the teams:
2006/2007Sat 07 OctCrawley Town4 - 0MorecambeCONF
2005/2006Sat 28 JanCrawley Town1 - 3MorecambeCONF
2005/2006Sat 27 AugMorecambe3-0Crawley TownCONF
2004/2005Mon 21 FebCrawley Town2 - 1MorecambeCONF
2004/2005Sat 20 NovMorecambe1 - 2Crawley TownCONF

Recent respective form guides

Morecambe haven't lost in their last six home matches, but have drawn four of them. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Shrimps, with 4 goals against.

Crawley Town have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. While the Reds have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Morecambe's total of 56 points from their 33 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide Conference. Crawley Town see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide Conference, showing a record of 42 points from their 34 games played so far,

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

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Morecambe622210108
Crawley Town63219611

FootyMad's prediction ...

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

Sequence statistics:
Morecambe Unbeaten in the last 6 home games.
Unbeaten run of 4 matches.
Crawley Town Undefeated in last 3 away games.