Ace Football previews the League Two round 12 match between Crawley and Shrewsbury and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Crawley enjoy home advantage, when visitors Shrewsbury swing by on Tuesday for a clash in the League Two. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Crawley are number 24 in the table on five points after nine matches. Shrewsbury rank as number 14 with 14 points after 11 matches played.
Form: Crawley vs Shrewsbury
Crawley Form
Only a single draw prevents Crawley from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They came up short in a 2-0 defeat against Grimsby, before drawing 2-2 with Chesterfield. They came up empty-handed once again when Salford City ran out as 2-1 winners. Crawley didn’t manage a single win in any of their previous six League Two games at the Broadfield Stadium. They have a record of three draws and three defeats, in which they conceded eight and scored three goals.
Shrewsbury Form
Their past three matches saw Shrewsbury beating Grimsby 1-2, losing 0-1 against Exeter, and beating Bristol Rovers by 1-0. Shrewsbury managed to win just once in their past six away games in the League Two. On top of winning once they also drew one as well as losing four, while scoring ten time and letting in three.
Betting stats and facts for Crawley and Shrewsbury
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Crawley and Shrewsbury. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 12 of the last 14 Crawley home matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Crawley home matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Crawley have lost the last 3 home matches in a row in the League Two while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 9 Crawley home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Crawley matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In the last 10 Shrewsbury away matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Shrewsbury away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Shrewsbury have lost 5 of the last 7 away matches while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In 8 of the last 9 Shrewsbury matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Shrewsbury matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players in form: Crawley vs Shrewsbury
Dylan Morgan is the most prolific League Two marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Shrewsbury look to George Lloyd, hoping he can add to his current total of three League Two goals in his latest games.
Betting markets: Crawley vs Shrewsbury
Full-time result
Crawley claimed two wins, drew four and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Shrewsbury won one, drew three and lost six of their last 10 games away. Shrewsbury have not lost to Crawley in 4 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Amazingly, Crawley scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Curiously, Shrewsbury only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Shrewsbury managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Crawley’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Shrewsbury, who managed to score 0.8 times in those matches. Somehow Crawley failed to keep a clean sheet in their previous 9 matches.
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