League One: Crawley vs Barnsley – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 4 match between Crawley and Barnsley and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

When Barnsley come to Broadfield Stadium for the League One match on Saturday, Crawley will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

The two teams enter the match at Broadfield Stadium with two points separating them in the League One standings.

Form: Crawley vs Barnsley

Crawley Form

Crawley have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 0-1 victory against Cambridge U. Unable to follow that up, they went down 1-0 against Wigan, before handing over another win to Brighton in a 4-0 defeat. Crawley won four of their past six matches on home soil in the League One, where they also lost twice but drew none. They scored 19 goals and conceded five times.

Barnsley Form

Barnsley look in good shape before their upcoming match as they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Lincoln City by 1-2, before drawing 2-2 with Northampton. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Sheffield United by a 1-0 scoreline. Barnsley won twice, while also recording zero draws, and four defeats in their last six away matches in the League One. The scoreline from these matches says 13 goals conceded and 11 scored.

Betting stats for Crawley and Barnsley

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

It is the beginning of a new League One campaign, and both Crawley and Barnsley will be looking for their main strikers this season. Accordingly, we have listed some of the in-form players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.

Betting markets: Crawley vs Barnsley

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Broadfield Stadium across all tournaments Crawley won five times, drew two and lost three times. Barnsley claimed five wins, one draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away. Astonishingly, Barnsley failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 13 matches.

Both teams to score

Crawley scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Barnsley got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 12 consecutive away games Barnsley played. Crawley managed to open the scoreline in no less than six of their previous 10 games. Their opponent from Barnsley performed a similar feat as they scored the opener in six of their last 10 games.

Total goals

Crawley saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.2 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Barnsley, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.6 times goals per game themselves.

Recommended tip: Crawley vs Barnsley

To summarize, the upcoming League One clash seems to be a good opportunity to place some bets. Taking into account the stats and facts for Crawley vs Barnsley mentioned in this article, we are offering a free betting tip below.

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