Ace Football previews the League Two round 15 match between Crewe and Newport and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Newport go up against Crewe on Saturday for a League Two meeting at Mornflake Stadium.
Ranked as number 4 in the League Two standings, Crewe, have so far collected 22 points this season, while Newport collected 18 points. This puts them up as number 14 after 14 rounds.
Team form: Crewe vs Newport
Crewe Form
In their last three matches, Crewe lost 5-1 against Chesterfield, drew 1-1 against Barnet, before winning 2-1 against AFC Wimbledon. Crewe claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the League Two. They also drew four and lost zero, scored 11 goals and conceded eight.
Newport Form
Newport look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against Cheltenham, they were left empty-handed in a 1-0 defeat, but they bounced back by beating Chesterfield in a 4-1 win. They followed that up with a 3-1 win against Walsall in their most recent outing. Newport came through their last six away games in the League Two without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew three and lost three in which, they were outscored by six goals to three.
Betting stats and facts for Crewe and Newport
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Crewe and Newport. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- Crewe have won 3 of the last 4 home matches while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- Crewe have won 3 of the last 4 home matches and the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Crewe home matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- Crewe have won 3 of the last 4 home matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Crewe have won 3 of the last 4 home matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 9 of the last 11 Newport matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Newport away matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Newport away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Newport away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Newport away matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players on top: Crewe vs Newport
Harrison Biggins shows decent form right now for Newport, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the League Two. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Crewe, who are strong favourites this coming Saturday. Siding with Jordan Gibson also look a nice prospect as he scored four goals in his last six League Two matches.
Popular betting markets: Crewe vs Newport
Full-time result
Crewe won five of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Mornflake Stadium. They drew four and lost one as well, while Newport won one of their last 10 games away. They drew five and lost four. Crewe are a tough nut to crack currently, with no less than 8 matches without defeat. Newport have not lost to Crewe in 5 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Crewe scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Newport scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 6 consecutive home games Crewe played. Newport should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Saturday, as Crewe only managed one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Newport claimed two clean sheets in their last 10 games. Newport have scored in 7 consecutive meetings with Crewe when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Crewe’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.5 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Newport, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.6 times goals per game themselves.
