League One: Crawley vs Birmingham – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 21 match between Crawley and Birmingham and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Birmingham are out to consolidate their place inside the top four of the League One table, when stepping up against Crawley for a match on Monday. Crawley no doubt have a surprise in mind, but a win for Birmingham nevertheless seems the likely outcome.

Crawley are number 21 in the table on 19 points after 19 matches. Birmingham rank as number 2 with 42 points after 18 matches played.

Team form: Crawley vs Birmingham

Crawley Form

Showing inconsistent form, Crawley lost two of their past three matches, going down 3-4 against Lincoln City, before beating Charlton 1-2. The joy was short-lived, as Peterborough proved too strong in a 4-3 defeat. Crawley only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent League One matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew one and lost three, as they scored nine and conceded 11 goals.

Birmingham Form

In their last three matches, Birmingham first beat Stockport County 2-0, then Barnsley by 1-2 and finally Bristol Rovers by 2-0. Birmingham managed a decent return of three wins in their last six League One away matches, in which they scored ten while also conceding seven times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.

Betting stats and facts for Crawley and Birmingham

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Crawley and Birmingham. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players on top: Crawley vs Birmingham

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Max Anderson, 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 Birmingham.The visitors will be looking to Jay Stansfield to find the net once again, after managing six League One goals for Birmingham in recent matches.

Betting markets: Crawley vs Birmingham

Full-time result

Crawley won two of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Broadfield Stadium. They drew two and lost six as well, while Birmingham won seven of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost two. Birmingham won their last 4 matches on the trot.

Both teams to score

Crawley scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Impressively, Birmingham scored the first goal in eight out of previous ten games. Crawley managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Birmingham were first on target in eight of their last 10 outings.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Crawley, who scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Birmingham, who managed to score 2.3 times in those matches. Birmingham scored at least once in their previous 9 matches on the bounce.