The game between Rushden & Diamonds and Crawley Town in the (Conference) Premier on Saturday, 6th September 2008 at 15:00 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.
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Rushden & D. prepare to entertain Crawley Town at Nene Park on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. Of the 4 previous meetings, 2 have been drawn, and 2 won by the Diamonds.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Nene Park was just last season, in September 2007, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline 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: | |||||
| 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 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 02 Dec | Crawley Town | 2 - 2 | Rushden & D. | SPL |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 26 Aug | Rushden & D. | 3 - 1 | Crawley Town | SPL |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 08 Oct | Rushden & D. | 5 - 0 | Crawley Town | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Rushden & Diamonds are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The Reds 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 Reds's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 7 against.
Rushden & D. find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 9 points from their 7 matches. Crawley Town's total of 13 points from their 7 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Blue Square (Conference) Premier.
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 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Crawley Town | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been an indifferent run of form for the Diamonds of late, and things are not going to improve with the visit of Crawley Town, who one believes will win this game handsomely. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rushden & D. | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Crawley Town | Not won in previous 2 away matches. 5 games since last defeat. |
