League Two: Crawley vs Cheltenham – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 6 match between Crawley and Cheltenham and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Crawley enjoy home advantage, when visitors Cheltenham swing by on Saturday for a clash in the League Two. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

A look at the League Two standings shows that four points and 13 places currently separate the two teams.

Team form: Crawley vs Cheltenham

Crawley Form

A draw is the best Crawley can show from their last three games, where they came up short in a 0-2 defeat against Bristol Rovers. A1-1 draw with Northampton followed before they were defeated 3-2 by Accrington. Crawley only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Broadfield Stadium in the League Two. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored two and conceded five goals.

Cheltenham Form

Cheltenham go into their upcoming match unbeaten in their previous three matches, which started off with a 2-2 draw against Barnet. They went on to beat York by 3-2, before sharing the spoils with Grimsby in a 2-2 draw. Cheltenham managed to win just once in their past six away games in the League Two. On top of winning once they also drew one as well as losing four, while scoring 14 time and letting in nine.

Betting facts for Crawley and Cheltenham

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 Cheltenham played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Crawley vs Cheltenham

Look no further than Pemi Aderoju, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Crawley in the League Two, while Charlie McCann managed four goals in the last half dozen matches for Cheltenham in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

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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. Cheltenham won two, drew four and lost four of their last 10 games away from home. Cheltenham conceded a goal in their 8 most recent matches. Crawley have not lost to Cheltenham in 4 consecutive home 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. Cheltenham scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Crawley have failed to score in 5 consecutive home games. Both teams have scored in last 6 consecutive Cheltenham 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, Cheltenham kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Crawley have scored in 5 consecutive home meetings with Cheltenham.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Crawley’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in nine of the last ten games for Cheltenham, who managed to hit the net 1.4 times on average in these games. Cheltenham conceded a goal in their last 8 matches.