League One: Stevenage vs Crawley – Betting preview

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

Despite their unconvincing form, Stevenage stand a good chance of adding three more points to their account in round 41. They face Crawley on Saturday, and they’ll be disappointed to miss out on a win at Lamex Stadium.

Ranked as number 13 in the League One standings, Stevenage, have so far collected 49 points this season, while Crawley collected 36 points. This puts them up as number 22 after 40 rounds.

Team form: Stevenage vs Crawley

Stevenage Form

A single point is all Stevenage can show for their efforts in the past three matches. They managed a 1-1 draw with Reading, before getting trounced 1-0 against Leyton Orient while Stockport County won 3-0. Stevenage claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the League One, which also saw them drawing two and losing three matches, in which they scored eight and conceded eight goals.

Crawley Form

In the last three matches, Crawley beat Bristol Rovers 1-0, won 0-4 against Rotherham, and lost 3-4 against Peterborough. Crawley 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 16 goals conceded and 11 scored.

Betting stats for Stevenage and Crawley

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Stevenage and Crawley. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players on top: Stevenage vs Crawley

Despite having scored only two times in his last 6 league matches, Jamie Reid has actually netted six goals during this League One season. He will surely want to add some more until the end of the campaign, and the upcoming match against outsiders Crawley should be a good opportunity for him to improve on his recent goalscoring ratio. In short, siding with Jamie Reid to add another goal this season should be a bet to consider.

Betting markets: Stevenage vs Crawley

Full-time result

Stevenage won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Lamex Stadium. They drew two and lost five as well, while Crawley won two of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost seven. Stevenage have not lost to Crawley in 7 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Stevenage scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Crawley got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Stevenage managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Crawley kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Both teams scored in the last 6 consecutive meetings between Stevenage and Crawley.

Total goals

Stevenage saw over 2.5 goals in three of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Crawley, who managed to score 1.3 times in those matches.