League One: Crawley vs Cambridge U – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 34 match between Crawley and Cambridge U and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Both Crawley and Cambridge U need points to escape their current position at the relegation-end of the League One table. The match takes place at Broadfield Stadium and could be labelled a serious six-pointer.

Ranked as number 22 in the League One standings, Crawley, have so far collected 29 points this season, while Cambridge U collected 26 points. This puts them up as number 24 after 32 rounds.

Team form: Crawley vs Cambridge U

Crawley Form

Crawley only managed to finish level twice in the last three matches. They first drew 1-1 against Wycombe, followed by another draw. This time 1-1 against Wigan, before going down in a 3-1 defeat against Blackpool. Crawley just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six League One matches at the Broadfield Stadium. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored seven and conceded seven goals.

Cambridge U Form

Cambridge U collected one win from their last three matches, as Birmingham won by 4-0. Exeter were too strong as well, winning 0-1, before Cambridge U won 2-0 against Stockport County. Cambridge U didn’t manage a single away win in their last six League One matches, but managed two draws, while suffering four defeats. They conceded 13 and scored five goals themselves.

Betting stats and facts for Crawley and Cambridge U

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Crawley and Cambridge U. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Crawley vs Cambridge U

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Rushian Hepburn-Murphy, who is performing well for Crawley. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent League One outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Cambridge U.The visitors will be looking to Josh Stokes to find the net once again, after managing three League One goals for Cambridge U in recent matches.

Popular markets: Crawley vs Cambridge U

Full-time result

Crawley claimed three wins, drew four and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Cambridge U won zero, drew four and lost six of their last 10 games away.

Both teams to score

Crawley scored first in six of their last ten home games. Cambridge U got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive home games Crawley played. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Crawley managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Cambridge U kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Crawley have scored in 7 consecutive league meetings with Cambridge U.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Crawley’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in five of the last ten matches that Cambridge U played across all tournaments. They scored 1.1 times on average in the process. Crawley conceded a goal in their 6 most recent matches.