League One: Birmingham vs Crawley – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One game between Birmingham and Crawley who meet up on Friday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Crawley go up against Birmingham on Friday for a League One meeting at St Andrew’s Knighthead Park.

Birmingham have taken the lead in the League One after collecting 95 points from their initial 40 encounters. Crawley trail by 59 points after 42 rounds, leaving them as number 22 in the table on 36 points.

Form: Birmingham vs Crawley

Birmingham Form

Birmingham swept all aside in their last three matches and started off by winning 1-2 against Bristol Rovers. They went on to defeat Barnsley 6-2 and made it three on the spin against Peterborough in a 1-2 victory. Birmingham took six wins in their last six League One matches on home soil, as they scored 16 and let in four goals.

Crawley Form

Crawley endured a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 3-4 by Peterborough, before Stevenage ran out 3-1 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Leyton Orient, who came out 1-3 winners. Crawley managed to win just once in their past six away games in the League One. On top of winning once they also drew zero as well as losing five, while scoring 19 time and letting in 11.

Betting stats and facts for Birmingham and Crawley

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

Players in form: Birmingham vs Crawley

It has been a great season for Alfie May so far as he currently has 15 goals on his account during this season. He also hit the net four times in his last six games, leaving Birmingham hoping he delivers against Crawley this coming Friday as well. Siding with him to score in the upcoming game seems like a reasonable choice.

Betting markets: Birmingham vs Crawley

Full-time result

Birmingham won nine of their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while losing one times. Crawley won two of their last 10 games away from home, with one draws and seven defeats as well. Birmingham won their last 4 matches on the bounce. Birmingham are on an amazing streak of now 21 games at home in a row without defeat.

Both teams to score

Birmingham scored the first goal of the match an impressive nine times in the last ten home games. Crawley got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 6 consecutive Birmingham games Birmingham managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Birmingham, who scored an average of two goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Crawley, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.3 times goals per game. Birmingham scored at least one goal in their last 10 matches. Crawley’s last 4 matches had over 3.5 goals.