This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Oxford United and Crawley Town at 15:00 on Saturday, 20th September 2008 in the (Conference) Premier.
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Oxford Utd. prepare to entertain Crawley Town at The Kassam Stadium on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. Of the two previous meetings, the U's have won one and drawn one.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Kassam Stadium was less than a year ago, in December 2007, the U's carving out a narrow 1-0 victory 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 | Tue 01 Jan | Crawley Town | 2 - 0 | Oxford Utd. | CONF |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 26 Dec | Oxford Utd. | 1-0 | Crawley Town | CONF |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 30 Dec | Oxford Utd. | 1 - 1 | Crawley Town | CONF |
| 2006/2007 | Mon 18 Sep | Crawley Town | 0 - 1 | Oxford Utd. | CONF |
Recent respective form guides
Oxford United have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the U's, with 6 goals against.
The Reds have had a decent run of form away from home recently, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Reds, and 10 goals against.
Oxford Utd. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 9 points from 9 matches. Crawley Town are leading the way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, with their 9 games giving them a return of 19 points.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Oxford Utd. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Crawley Town | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
U's are in quite good form at home, but the FootyMad team thinks on this occasion, Crawley Town will prove too strong and win this game comfortably. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Oxford Utd. | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Crawley Town | Won each of the previous 4 matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |
