+1.28 points a game is the venue form gap, in Salford City's favour: Salford City takes 2.04 a game at home over the last two seasons, Crawley Town 0.76 away.
Salford City: 50 league matches in the bank, 10 from this season and the rest from last season. Crawley Town: 50 league matches in the bank, 8 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
Salford City -- at home
Its record at the relevant venue
This season at home: won 4, drew 0, lost 1 of 5, scoring 5 and conceding 2. Last season at home: won 11, drew 4, lost 4 of 19, scoring 26 and conceding 18 -- 1.95 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: beat Cheltenham Town 2-0 away; beat Fleetwood Town 1-0 at home; beat Oldham Athletic 4-1 away; beat Swindon Town 1-0 at home; drew with Rotherham United 3-3 away.
The dugout
The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 2 different managers took its 23 matches with one recorded (13, 10 apiece), most recently Peter Cklamovski with 10. 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 2 of 4, scoring 5 and conceding 7. Last season away: won 3, drew 6, lost 12 of 21, scoring 18 and conceding 36 -- 0.71 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: drew with Chesterfield 2-2 at home; lost to Grimsby Town 0-2 away; lost to Cheltenham Town 1-3 at home; lost to Accrington Stanley 2-3 away; drew with Northampton Town 1-1 away.
The dugout
Every one of the 6 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 03:23 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.