This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Crawley Town and Torquay United at 15:00 on Saturday, 23rd August 2008 in the (Conference) Premier.
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Torquay Utd. face a trip to Crawley Town at Broadfield Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and will hope to continue their unbeaten record at the ground. Gulls won the only previous game contested between the two teams.
The only previous meeting between Crawley Town and Torquay Utd. at was less than a year ago, in November 2007, with Torquay Utd. inflicting a narrow 2 - 3 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: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 26 Apr | Torquay Utd. | 1 - 2 | Crawley Town | CONF |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 23 Feb | Torquay Utd. | 4 - 1 | Crawley Town | FAT |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 17 Nov | Crawley Town | 2 - 3 | Torquay Utd. | CONF |
Recent respective form guides
Crawley Town have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, While Reds have scored 9, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.
The Gulls 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 Gulls's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 8 against.
Crawley Town see themselves just below half way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, showing a record of 3 points from their 3 games played so far, Torquay Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, showing a record of 4 points from their 3 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crawley Town | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Torquay Utd. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
A creditable return from recent away games for Gulls could well see them head back from Broadfield Stadium with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crawley Town | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Torquay Utd. | Not won in previous 2 away matches. |
