League One: Crawley vs Shrewsbury – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One game between Crawley and Shrewsbury who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Both Crawley and Shrewsbury need points to escape their current position at the relegation-end of the League One table. The match takes place at Broadfield Stadium and could be labelled a serious six-pointer.

Placed 21th in the table Crawley have amassed seven points after nine matches. On five points, Shrewsbury rank 22th with nine matches played this season.

Team form: Crawley vs Shrewsbury

Crawley Form

In their last three matches, Crawley lost 0-2 against Bolton, 0-2 against Mansfield and 1-0 against Wycombe. Crawley only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Broadfield Stadium in the League One. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored four and conceded 11 goals.

Shrewsbury Form

Shrewsbury have been a tad mediocre in their last three matches where a win has failed to come their way. Against Rotherham, they gained a 1-1 draw, before coming up short against Stockport County, who ran out 0-2 winners. Lately, they finished even in a 2-2 draw with Bolton. Shrewsbury came through their last six away games in the League One without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew two and lost four in which, they were outscored by ten goals to four.

Betting stats and facts for Crawley and Shrewsbury

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Crawley and Shrewsbury. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Crawley vs Shrewsbury

Junior Quitirna found the target two times in his previous six matches, whereas Jordan Shipley just scored once in a similar number of matches.

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Full-time result

Crawley claimed all three points three times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in five of the games in this run. Shrewsbury won one of their last 10 games away, while drawing four and losing five in this series of matches. Crawley lost their last 4 matches. Shrewsbury conceded a goal in their 6 most recent matches. Crawley have not lost to Shrewsbury in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Crawley only scored the first goal of the match in zero out of their last ten games. Shrewsbury got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Crawley have failed to score in 3 consecutive games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Crawley managed to keep a clean sheet in zero of the last 10 games, Shrewsbury kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Shrewsbury have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Crawley when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Crawley’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in five of the last ten matches that Shrewsbury played across all tournaments. They scored 0.7 times on average in the process. Crawley conceded a goal in their last 7 matches. Shrewsbury conceded a goal in their last 6 matches.

Betting prediction: Crawley vs Shrewsbury

To sum up, the upcoming match between Crawley and Shrewsbury seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this League One game.

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