The form side of the Football League continue their run

Five stats about last night’s Football League action

1. While Wolves, Leicester and Wycombe, the teams who led the three divisions at Christmas, have all endured blips since, the team with the best form in the Football League were bottom of the Championship on December 25. Doncaster won just four of their first 24 games in the division but since Yuletide have won seven and drawn one of their eight league games. That run has seen them climb to 15th, where they are eight points clear of the relegation zone.

2. Of course Leicester’s blip has been very minor, with the Foxes still sixteen points clear of Peterborough in third despite three successive draws. Nigel Pearson’s side endured a trio of ties earlier this season before losing away to Brighton which bodes well for in-form Bristol Rovers, who the league leaders visit on Saturday.

Posted: February 18th, 2009 by Michael Lintorn | Add Comment

Why Ebbsfleet should win Setanta’s favourite Blue Square Premier fixture

Crawley/Ebbsfleet, 7.45pm, Setanta Sp 1, Best Odds, Free Bets

Setanta showed both Crawley versus Ebbsfleet clashes last season and the ratings must have been so spectacular that they have decided to do so again. Here’s why you should back Ebbsfleet to end Crawley’s eight-match unbeaten home run in the league at 10/3 with Bet365 or Ladbrokes:

» Ebbsfleet beat Crawley in both of their televised Blue Square Premier clashes last season.

» The two sides have clashed eight times over the past four years and over that period Ebbsfleet have never been beaten by the Red Devils.

» Liam Diash’s side have turned the corner after a terrible run of form. Fleet had lost five consecutive league games before beating Barrow last weekend. The last time they went lost five straight league games was in 2002-03 and they followed that with a three match unbeaten run.

Posted: November 20th, 2008 by Michael Lintorn | Add Comment