League Two: Cheltenham vs Crawley – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two game between Cheltenham and Crawley who meet up this coming Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Cheltenham and Crawley will be desperate for points on Sunday, as both are very eager to escape their current disappointing position. The question is, whether either team has the guts to go all-out pursuing an important win, or a cautious draw is on the cards instead?

Ranked as number 18 in the League Two standings, Cheltenham, have so far collected 27 points this season, while Crawley collected 19 points. This puts them up as number 21 after 24 rounds.

Form: Cheltenham vs Crawley

Cheltenham Form

In their last three matches, Cheltenham won 3-1 against Shrewsbury, before losing 0-2 against Swindon and 4-1 to Crewe. Cheltenham won three of their previous six matches at The Completely-Suzuki Stadium in the League Two. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring seven goals to six against.

Crawley Form

Crawley recorded a single draw in their previous three games, and they claimed it in a 1-1 match against Colchester. Then Bromley proved too strong in a 1-3 defeat, just like Barnet who won 2-1. Crawley didn’t manage a single away win in their last six League Two matches, but managed one draws, while suffering five defeats. They conceded 13 and scored seven goals themselves.

Betting stats and facts for Cheltenham and Crawley

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

Players in form: Cheltenham vs Crawley

Look no further than Hakeeb Adelakun, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Cheltenham in the League Two, while Ryan Loft managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Crawley in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Betting markets: Cheltenham vs Crawley

Full-time result

Cheltenham won five of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing three as well. Crawley won zero from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew one and lost nine in this run. Somehow Crawley failed to keep a clean sheet in their previous 10 matches.

Both teams to score

Cheltenham scored first in six of their last ten home games. Curiously, Crawley only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Cheltenham managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Crawley kept their opponent from scoring in zero of their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Cheltenham, who scored an average of 1.7 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Crawley, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.3 times goals per game. Crawley conceded a goal in their last 10 matches.