League Two: Accrington vs Crawley – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 5 match between Accrington and Crawley and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Crawley go up against Accrington this coming Saturday for a League Two meeting at Wham Stadium.

Looking at the League Two standings, the current difference between the sides is two points and six places.

Form: Accrington vs Crawley

Accrington Form

Accrington only added a single draw to their account in their last three games, where they lost 2-0 and 3-2 against Exeter and Walsall respectively. At least they managed a 2-2 draw with Grimsby. Accrington just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six League Two matches at the Wham Stadium. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored ten and conceded ten goals.

Crawley Form

Crawley achieved a win, a loss and a draw in their previous three matches, starting off beating Rochdale 1-2. A 0-2 defeat against Bristol Rovers followed, before drawing with Northampton in a match resulting 1-1. Crawley won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the League Two. The scoreline from these matches says nine goals conceded and nine scored.

Betting stats and facts for Accrington and Crawley

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

In-form players: Accrington vs Crawley

Josh Woods found the target two times in his previous six matches, whereas Dion Pereira just scored once in a similar number of matches.

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Full-time result

Accrington won just one of their last 10 games at home, while drawing five. They lost four at Wham Stadium in this run of matches. Crawley won two of their last 10 away games, whilst drawing four and losing four. Crawley have not lost to Accrington in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Accrington only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Curiously, Crawley only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive home games Accrington played. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive away games Crawley played. Crawley should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Saturday, as Accrington only managed one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Crawley claimed two clean sheets in their last 10 games. Crawley have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Accrington when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of Accrington’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Crawley, who managed to score 0.7 times in those matches. Amazingly, Accrington failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 10 matches.