Ace Football previews the League Two game between Crawley and Grimsby who meet up on Monday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
When Grimsby come to Broadfield Stadium for the League Two match on Monday, Crawley will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Sitting bottom of the table, Crawley have claimed 37 points after 41 rounds, while Grimsby have amassed 62 points. This places the latter as number 10 in the League Two at the moment.
Team form: Crawley vs Grimsby
Crawley Form
Crawley look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against Fleetwood, they were left empty-handed in a 1-0 defeat, but they avenged themselves by beating Gillingham in a 2-0 win. They followed that up with a 0-2 win against Newport in their most recent outing. Crawley only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Broadfield Stadium in the League Two. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored six and conceded eight goals.
Grimsby Form
Grimsby won twice in their last three matches as Fleetwood were defeated by 1-0, before they beat Barrow 5-0. Harrogate Town proved too strong, though, and a 1-3 defeat followed. Grimsby won three of a possible six away matches in the League Two, as well as playing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored five while also conceding four times.
Betting stats and facts for Crawley and Grimsby
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 Grimsby played across all tournaments.
- In 18 of the last 20 Crawley matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 18 of the last 20 Crawley matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Crawley matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Crawley matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Crawley home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Grimsby away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Grimsby away matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Grimsby away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Grimsby away matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Grimsby away matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
In-form players: Crawley vs Grimsby
Harry McKirdy is the most prolific League Two marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Grimsby look to Kieran Green, hoping he can add to his current total of four League Two goals in his latest games.
Betting markets: Crawley vs Grimsby
Full-time result
Crawley claimed two wins, drew four and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Grimsby won four, drew three and lost three of their last 10 games away.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Crawley only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Grimsby scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Grimsby managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Crawley have scored in 7 consecutive home meetings with Grimsby.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in one of Crawley’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Grimsby’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.5 goals in these matches.
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