Ace Football previews the League One game between Crawley and Reading who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Reading go up against Crawley this coming Saturday for a League One meeting at Broadfield Stadium.
Form: Crawley vs Reading
Crawley Form
Crawley have had to endure a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 3-1 by Blackpool, before Cambridge U ran out 0-2 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Lincoln City, who came out 4-1 winners. Crawley claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the League One, which also saw them drawing three and losing two matches, in which they scored seven and conceded eight goals.
Reading Form
Reading are unbeaten in their last three matches, which began with a 0-0 draw against Birmingham. Then, they took out Wigan 1-2, followed by a 0-0 draw with Exeter. Reading won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the League One. The scoreline from these matches says seven goals conceded and seven scored.
Betting stats for Crawley and Reading
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Crawley and Reading. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 7 of the last 8 Crawley home matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Crawley home matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Crawley home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Crawley home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Crawley matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 6 Reading matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 6 Reading matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Reading away matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Reading away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
In-form players: Crawley vs Reading
It has been a great season for Harvey Knibbs who bagged 11 for his club so far and bringing that kind of form to the table is crucial for the success of Reading.
Popular markets: Crawley vs Reading
Full-time result
Crawley claimed a modest two wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in four of the games, whilst losing four. Reading won two of their last 10 games away, drew five and lost three of the games in this run. Reading didn’t lose any of their 7 most recent games.
Both teams to score
Crawley scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Curiously, Reading only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Reading will feel optimistic about scoring on Saturday with Crawley managing a measly one clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to four clean sheets in their previous 10 games.
Total goals
Crawley saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Reading’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.9 goals in these matches. Crawley conceded a goal in their previous 8 matches.
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