This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Hereford United and Crawley Town at 15:00 on 5th November 2011 in the League Two.

Footymad preview History of the Hereford United v Crawley Town fixture

Hereford United play host to Crawley Town at Edgar Street on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. Of the two previous meetings, the Bulls have won one and drawn one.

The last time the two teams met at Hereford United was back in January 2006, over five years ago, the Bulls carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Conference match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2005/2006 Sat 21 Jan Hereford Utd. 2-1 Crawley Town Conference
2005/2006 Sat 20 Aug Crawley Town 0 - 2 Hereford Utd. Conference
2004/2005 Sat 19 Mar Hereford Utd. 0 - 0 Crawley Town Conference
2004/2005 Tue 17 Aug Crawley Town 1 - 1 Hereford Utd. Conference

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

Recent respective form guides

Hereford United have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. While Bulls have scored 5, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.

Crawley Town have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. While the Reds have hit 8 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Hereford United are currently lying in 20th place in npower League Two having mustered a points tally of 16 from their 16 matches played.

Crawley Town are currently occupying 2nd spot in their division, gaining 35 points from their 16 games.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Hereford United 6 3 1 2 9 7 10
Crawley Town 6 5 1 0 14 5 16

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Hereford United are not in a rich vein of form at the moment, and your Madmen see things getting no better with Crawley Town running out comfortable winners. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Hereford United 10 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 4 .
Crawley Town 3 successive away victories.
9 games since last away draw.
9 games since last defeat.

For a detailed analysis of current team sequences throughout the leagues, click here