League Two: Crawley vs Gillingham – Betting preview

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

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

Team form: Crawley vs Gillingham

Crawley Form

Two draws were the best Crawley could manage in the previous three matches. They drew 0-0 with Colchester, before finishing even in a 1-1 draw against Barnet. Their most recent match brought a 1-0 defeat against Fleetwood. Crawley just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six League Two matches at the Broadfield Stadium. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored six and conceded eight goals.

Gillingham Form

Gillingham were unable to pick up a single good result in their last three matches, as they were first beaten 5-0 by Cambridge U. Next up, Swindon won 0-2, before losing 1-2 against Bristol Rovers. Gillingham claimed two wins against zero draws and four defeats in their last six away matches in the League Two. The scoreline from these matches reads eight goals conceded and four scored.

Betting stats and facts for Crawley and Gillingham

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Crawley and Gillingham played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Crawley vs Gillingham

Having scored just once lately in the League Two, Kellan Gordon will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Gillingham hope Seb Palmer Houlden can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two League Two goals in his last six League Two games.

Betting markets: Crawley vs Gillingham

Full-time result

Crawley won only once in their last 10 outings at Broadfield Stadium, but they drew five and lost four in this run. Gillingham won two, drew two and lost six of their last 10 games away from home. Gillingham lost their previous 4 matches. Gillingham have not lost to Crawley in 5 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Crawley scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Curiously, Gillingham only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away 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 two of the last 10 games, Gillingham kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out two times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Crawley, who scored an average of 0.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Gillingham’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.6 goals in these matches.