League Two: Crawley vs Bristol Rovers – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 3 match between Crawley and Bristol Rovers and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

As the early season favourites, Crawley will look to justify their title credentials on Saturday when they take on Bristol Rovers for a round 3 match in the League Two.

Crawley enter this round three of the League Two with three points in the bag, and they will be hoping to double that in the coming match.

Team form: Crawley vs Bristol Rovers

Crawley Form

Crawley lost twice in their last three matches, as they were defeated 1-0 by Watford and 0-1 against Crewe. They turned the table by winning 1-2 against Rochdale. 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 three and conceded four goals.

Bristol Rovers Form

Bristol Rovers collected one win from their last three matches, as Peterborough won by 0-1. York were too strong as well, winning 3-2, before Bristol Rovers won 5-3 against Newport. Bristol Rovers managed a decent return of three wins in their last six League Two away matches, in which they scored ten while also conceding nine times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.

Betting stats and facts for Crawley and Bristol Rovers

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Crawley and Bristol Rovers. 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 Bristol Rovers

Louie Watson is the most prolific League Two marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Bristol Rovers look to Ellis Harrison, hoping he can add to his current total of five League Two goals in his latest games.

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Full-time result

Crawley claimed a modest one wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in five of the games, whilst losing four. Bristol Rovers won four of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost four of the games in this run. Bristol Rovers were on the scoreboard at least once in their previous 11 matches. Crawley have beaten Bristol Rovers in 4 consecutive home league meetings

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Crawley scored the first goal of the match in just two out of the last ten games at home. Bristol Rovers got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Crawley have failed to score in 4 consecutive home games. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive away games Bristol Rovers played. Crawley managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Crawley have scored in 9 consecutive home meetings with Bristol Rovers.

Total goals

Crawley saw over 2.5 goals in three of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of one goal during this run. Of the last ten games for Bristol Rovers, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.3 times goals per game. Bristol Rovers scored at least once in their previous 11 matches on the bounce.