This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Rushden & Diamonds and Crawley Town at 19:45 on Friday, 2nd April 2010 in the (Conference) Premier.
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Rushden & D. prepare to entertain Crawley Town at Nene Park on Friday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 5 games played, Diamonds have recorded 2 wins, and Crawley Town have come away with 1 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Nene Park was just last season, in September 2008, with Crawley Town inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Diamonds 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: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 26 Sep | Crawley Town | 2 - 1 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 14 Mar | Crawley Town | 0 - 0 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 06 Sep | Rushden & D. | 0-1 | Crawley Town | CONF |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 19 Jan | Crawley Town | 4 - 1 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 04 Sep | Rushden & D. | 1 - 1 | Crawley Town | CONF |
| 2006/2007 | Fri 23 Mar | Rushden & D. | 1 - 1 | Crawley Town | CONF |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 12 Aug | Crawley Town | 1 - 0 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
Recent respective form guides
Rushden & Diamonds are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. During these games, Diamonds have smashed 12 goals past the opposition and conceded a paltry 1.
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 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Rushden & D.'s total of 70 points from their 38 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Blue Square (Conference) Premier. Crawley Town's 55 points from 37 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Rushden & D. | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 14 |
| Crawley Town | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Crawley Town is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Diamonds in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rushden & D. | Unbeaten in the last 9 home games. Unbeaten run of 8 matches. |
| Crawley Town | Not won in previous 4 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |
