League One: Blackpool vs Crawley – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One game between Blackpool and Crawley who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Crawley go up against Blackpool this coming Saturday for a League One meeting at Bloomfield Road.

Ranked as number 12 in the League One standings, Blackpool, have so far collected 41 points this season, while Crawley collected 29 points. This puts them up as number 22 after 31 rounds.

Form: Blackpool vs Crawley

Blackpool Form

Having collected three draws in their previous three matches, Blackpool are on the lookout for a win again. Against Burton it finished 1-1, before a draw with Rotherham in a 0-0 match. In their latest match, they once again had to settle for a tie after drawing 3-3 against Mansfield. Blackpool did not win any of their last six League One matches at the Bloomfield Road. They came through these matches with a record of six draws and zero defeats, in which they conceded eight and scored eight goals.

Crawley Form

In their previous three outings, Crawley won by 3-1 against Stevenage, drew 1-1 with Wycombe, before also drawing 1-1 against Wigan. Crawley managed to win just once in their past six away games in the League One. On top of winning once they also drew one as well as losing four, while scoring 16 time and letting in eight.

Betting stats and facts for Blackpool and Crawley

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 Blackpool and Crawley played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Blackpool vs Crawley

Rushian Hepburn-Murphy shows decent form right now for Crawley, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the League One. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Blackpool, who are strong favourites this coming Saturday. Siding with Ashley Fletcher also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six League One matches.

Popular markets: Blackpool vs Crawley

Full-time result

Blackpool didn’t win a single one of their previous 10 games Bloomfield Road across all tournaments, but did at least manage to draw nine along the way. They endured one defeats in this run. Crawley won two of their last 10 league games away, as well as drawing two and losing six. Blackpool are a tough nut to crack right now, with no less than 10 matches without defeat. Blackpool are a tough nut to crack currently, with no less than 8 matches without defeat.

Both teams to score

Blackpool scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Crawley got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 5 consecutive Crawley games. Of the previous 10 outings, Blackpool scored the opening goal five times, whereas their opponents were first on target in five of their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Blackpool’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Crawley, who managed to score 1.5 times in those matches.