ACCRINGTON Stanley boss John Coleman said he and opposite number Mark Yates will be trying to second guess each other when their teams meet at the Wham Stadium tomorrow.

The highly experienced bosses have met many times before, with Coleman coming out on top in September when Stanley romped to a 3-0 win at Broadfield.

It's been win or bust for Crawley for most of the season, with only one of their last 30 fixtures finishing all square.

They secured a first away win since October 24 last weekend when they won 1-0 at Stevenage, and Coleman is expecting a tough battle in East Lancashire.

"They’ve got a good manager in Mark Yates who knows the game inside out. He knows how my teams set up and I’m looking forward to the game on Saturday," said the Stanley boss.

"It’s a double edged sword. You’re always trying to second guess the opposition but when you take a step back you’ve got to concentrate on yourselves and pose questions of the opposition and make them come up with a solution to stop you, rather than the other way around.

"That doesn’t mean you don’t do your preparation, you’d be churlish not to, but we’ve got get back to focusing on our performances.

"I’d be happy with the three points. If a decent performance comes alongside it that’s a bonus but the three points are the be all and end all."

Crawley won successive promotions in 2010/11 and 2011/12, winning the Conference before finishing third in League Two the following year.

But after two seasons in the third tier, finishing 10th and 14th, they were relegated from League One last season and have failed to challenge for an immediate return this time around, languishing down in 15th position.

"When they (went up) they had a lot of money at their disposal," said Coleman.

"If you're not successful in the league above things get tight, finances get tight and it’s difficult to replicate that."

Josh Windass, Matt Crooks and Billy Kee scored in the win at Broadfield earlier in the season.

"We played well," Coleman said of that victory.

"They were in a transition period at the time but it was by no means our best away performance. I think our best two away performances have ended in defeats, but that’s football."