League Two: Crawley vs Accrington – Betting preview

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

Crawley and Accrington will be desperate for points this coming Saturday, 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?

Crawley are placed 20th with 16 points after 16 matches. Accrington occupy a position as 18th in the league on 17 points.

Team form: Crawley vs Accrington

Crawley Form

In their last three matches, Crawley lost 3-0 against Boreham Wood, won 2-1 against Fleetwood, before drawing 2-2 against Gillingham. Crawley claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the League Two. They also drew one and lost two, as they scored ten and conceded six goals.

Accrington Form

Accrington look solid currently after going three matches unbeaten, which started by drawing 1-1 against Tranmere. They followed that up by sharing the spoils with Chesterfield in a 3-3 draw, before taking out Bristol Rovers in a 3-1 win. Accrington only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the League Two. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by nine goals to six.

Betting stats and facts for Crawley and Accrington

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Crawley and Accrington. 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 Accrington

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Kabongo Tshimanga, who is performing well for Crawley. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent League Two outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Accrington.The visitors will be looking to Paddy Madden to find the net once again, after managing three League Two goals for Accrington in recent matches.

Popular betting markets: Crawley vs Accrington

Full-time result

Crawley claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing four. Accrington won two of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost five of the games in this run. Crawley have not lost to Accrington in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Crawley scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Accrington scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Accrington games. 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, Accrington kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Crawley have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Accrington.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of Crawley’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 six of the last ten games for Accrington, who scored 1.7 times on average in these matches.