League One: Crawley vs Burton – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 27 match between Crawley and Burton and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Crawley and Burton are desperate for points to improve their standings in the table, with relegation looming. The teams clash this coming Saturday at Broadfield Stadium, with much riding on the outcome in this League One battle.

Ranked as number 21 in the League One standings, Crawley, have so far collected 20 points this season, while Burton collected 14 points. This puts them up as number 24 after 24 rounds.

Team form: Crawley vs Burton

Crawley Form

In their last three matches, Crawley lost 3-0 against Leyton Orient, drew 4-4 with Exeter, before losing to Barnsley by 3-0. Crawley managed to win two of their past six home matches in the League One. In the remaining four, they drew one and lost three, as they scored nine and conceded ten goals.

Burton Form

In their last three matches, Burton drew 1-1 with Huddersfield, drew 2-2 with Peterborough and lost 0-1 against Northampton. Burton claimed just one win from the last six away games in the League One. They also drew two and were defeated three times, as they were outscored by six goals to three.

Betting stats for Crawley and Burton

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 Burton played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Crawley vs Burton

Tola Showunmi is showing good form for Crawley, scoring three goals in their last six matches. Billy Bodin scored once in his previous half dozen outings.

Popular betting markets: Crawley vs Burton

Full-time result

Crawley claimed a modest two wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing six. Burton won two of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost five of the games in this run. Crawley have not lost to Burton in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Crawley scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Burton scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Burton should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Saturday, as Crawley only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Burton claimed two clean sheets in their last 10 games. Crawley have scored in 6 consecutive home meetings with Burton.

Total goals

Crawley saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Burton, who managed to score 0.6 times in those matches. Crawley conceded a goal in their 6 most recent matches.