Ace Football previews the League One game between Crawley and Huddersfield who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
This will be the first time that Crawley face Huddersfield lately, as the teams have not shared a spot in the same division in this century.
Crawley are placed 21th with 11 points after 14 matches. Huddersfield occupy a position as seventh in the league on 22 points.
Form: Crawley vs Huddersfield
Crawley Form
In their last three matches, Crawley lost 3-0 against Northampton, drew 1-1 with Maidenhead United and recorded a 0-0 draw with Burton. Crawley claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the League One, which also saw them drawing one and losing four matches, in which they scored seven and conceded 13 goals.
Huddersfield Form
In their last three matches, Huddersfield drew 0-0 with Wrexham, won 2-0 against Exeter, and lost 1-0 against Tamworth. In their last six away matches in the League One, Huddersfield won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying five goals conceded and eight scored.
Betting facts for Crawley and Huddersfield
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Crawley and Huddersfield. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 13 of the last 14 Crawley home matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Crawley matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Crawley have lost 6 of the last 8 matches in the League One while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In the last 5 Crawley matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 4 Crawley matches in the League One, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Huddersfield away matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Huddersfield matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Huddersfield away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Huddersfield matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Huddersfield matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players on top: Crawley vs Huddersfield
Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Will Swan, who is performing well for Crawley. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent League One outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Huddersfield.The visitors will be looking to Matthew Pearson to find the net once again, after managing three League One goals for Huddersfield in recent matches.
Popular betting markets: Crawley vs Huddersfield
Full-time result
Crawley claimed three wins, drew two and lost five of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Huddersfield won two, drew one and lost seven of their last 10 games away.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Crawley only scored the first goal of the match in one out of their last ten games. Huddersfield scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Huddersfield will feel optimistic about scoring this coming Saturday with Crawley managing a measly two clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to four clean sheets in their previous 10 games.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Crawley’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Huddersfield, who managed to score 1.1 times in those matches.
Suggested bet: Crawley vs Huddersfield
To sum up, the upcoming match between Crawley and Huddersfield seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this League One game.