Ace Football previews the League Two game between Chesterfield and Crewe who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Despite a rather curious form recently, Chesterfield have a good opportunity to be victorious in round 34 of the League Two season. They meet Crewe this coming Saturday at the SMH Group Stadium, where they hope to frustrate the visitors.
Form: Chesterfield vs Crewe
Chesterfield Form
Chesterfield managed one win in the last three matches, which was a 5-2 victory against Doncaster. They went on to lose 3-1 against Walsall, before getting dumped in a 1-0 defeat against Swindon. Chesterfield claimed four wins in their last six League Two matches at the SMH Group Stadium. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded five and scored 14 goals.
Crewe Form
Crewe collected a single win and a draw in their past three outings, in which they were first defeated 3-0 against AFC Wimbledon. They followed up, drawing 0-0 with Gillingham, before winning 3-0 against Barrow. Crewe managed to win just once in their past six away games in the League Two. On top of winning once they also drew four as well as losing one, while scoring five time and letting in three.
Betting stats and facts for Chesterfield and Crewe
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 Chesterfield and Crewe played across all tournaments.
- In 15 of the last 17 Chesterfield matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Chesterfield home matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Chesterfield home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Chesterfield have lost 3 of the last 4 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Chesterfield have lost 3 of the last 4 matches in the League Two while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In the last 18 Crewe away matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 16 Crewe away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 20 of the last 22 Crewe matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 18 of the last 20 Crewe matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Crewe away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
In-form players: Chesterfield vs Crewe
Despite having scored only two times in his last 6 league matches, Armando Dobra has actually netted eight goals during this League Two season. He will surely want to add some more until the end of the campaign, and the upcoming match against outsiders Crewe should be a good opportunity for him to improve on his recent goalscoring ratio. In short, siding with Armando Dobra to add another goal this season should be a bet to consider.
Popular betting markets: Chesterfield vs Crewe
Full-time result
Chesterfield won seven of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at SMH Group Stadium. They drew two and lost one as well, while Crewe won two of their last 10 games away. They drew five and lost three. Crewe have not lost to Chesterfield in 3 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Chesterfield scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Crewe scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Crewe managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Chesterfield were first on target in five of their last 10 outings. Crewe have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Chesterfield when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Chesterfield’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 four of the last ten outings for Crewe, who managed to score one time in those matches.
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