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Newport Co. travel to take on Crawley Town at Broadfield Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to further improve upon a decent past record there. So far, the Exiles have beating their opponents 4 times from 7 games.
The last time the two teams met at Crawley Town was back in April 2004, over five years ago, with Newport Co. inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Reds in a (Southern) Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Mon 26 Apr | Crawley Town | 1 - 2 | Newport Co. | SPL |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Sep | Newport Co. | 1 - 2 | Crawley Town | SPL |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 12 Apr | Newport Co. | 3 - 3 | Crawley Town | SPL |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 07 Sep | Crawley Town | 2 - 0 | Newport Co. | SPL |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 13 Apr | Newport Co. | 1 - 1 | Crawley Town | SPL |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 23 Feb | Crawley Town | 0 - 1 | Newport Co. | SPL |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 05 May | Crawley Town | 1 - 2 | Newport Co. | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Crawley Town are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Reds, with 4 goals against.
The Exiles have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Exiles's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.
Crawley Town are leading the way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, with their 15 games giving them a return of 33 points. Newport Co. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 27 points from 15 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crawley Town | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 13 |
| Newport Co. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This promises to be an excellent test for the in-form Exiles, but one which I believe will end in stalemate. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crawley Town | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Newport Co. | 5 games since last away draw. |