+0.60 points a game is the venue form gap, in Accrington Stanley's favour: Accrington Stanley takes 1.36 a game at home over the last two seasons, Crawley Town 0.76 away.
Accrington Stanley: 50 league matches in the bank, 4 from this season and the rest from last season. Crawley Town: 50 league matches in the bank, 4 from this season and the rest from last season.
The question this step asks
Step two is HOME AND AWAY FORM -- the home side judged on its home record, the away side on its away record, because those are the records that will be on the pitch. The last five reach back into last season where this season is too young to answer, and say so.
The two sides
Accrington Stanley -- at home
Its record at the relevant venue
This season at home: won 0, drew 2, lost 0 of 2, scoring 4 and conceding 4. Last season at home: won 9, drew 5, lost 9 of 23, scoring 27 and conceding 27 -- 1.39 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: drew with Grimsby Town 2-2 at home; lost to Walsall 2-3 away; lost to Exeter City 0-2 away; drew with Colchester United 2-2 at home; lost to Oldham Athletic 0-3 away. The last of these is from last season.
The dugout
Every one of the 21 banked matches with a manager recorded was taken by John Doolan. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Crawley Town -- away
Its record at the relevant venue
This season away: won 1, drew 1, lost 0 of 2, scoring 3 and conceding 2. Last season away: won 3, drew 6, lost 14 of 23, scoring 18 and conceding 40 -- 0.65 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: drew with Northampton Town 1-1 away; lost to Bristol Rovers 0-2 at home; beat Rochdale 2-1 away; lost to Crewe Alexandra 0-1 at home; drew with Salford City 0-0 at home. The last of these is from last season.
The dugout
Every one of the 10 banked matches with a manager recorded was taken by Scott Lindsey. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Built 06:10 from matches completed before
kick-off. Every figure is an observed count with its denominator —
not a forecast, and nothing here is a tip or a selection.