League Two: Crawley vs Crewe – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 1 match between Crawley and Crewe and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Crewe go up against Crawley this coming Saturday for a League Two meeting at Broadfield Stadium.

Team form: Crawley vs Crewe

Crawley Form

Two draws were the best Crawley could manage in the previous three matches. They drew 3-3 with Accrington, before finishing even in a 0-0 draw against Salford City. Their most recent match brought a 1-0 defeat against Watford. Crawley only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Broadfield Stadium in the League Two. They also drew four and lost one of these six encounters, in which they scored five and conceded five goals.

Crewe Form

Crewe collected a single win and a draw in their past three outings, in which they were first defeated 2-0 against Chesterfield. They followed up, drawing 0-0 with Cambridge U, before winning 2-1 against Accrington. Crewe only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the League Two. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by ten goals to eight.

Betting facts for Crawley and Crewe

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

Players in form: Crawley vs Crewe

Having scored just once in six League Two matches, Jay Williams hope to rediscover his scoring instincts on Saturday. Simultaneously, Crewe hope to see Mickey Demetriou adding to his recent strike of a single goal in six League Two outings.

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Full-time result

Crawley won two of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Broadfield Stadium. They drew five and lost three as well, while Crewe won three of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost four.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Crawley only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Interestingly, Crewe scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. Crewe managed the first goal of the game in only two of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Crawley were first on target in two of their last 10 outings.

Total goals

Crawley saw over 2.5 goals in two of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Crewe, who managed to score one time in those matches.