League Two: Crawley vs Tranmere – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 5 match between Crawley and Tranmere and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

When Tranmere come to Broadfield Stadium for the League Two match on Saturday, Crawley will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Crawley have so far amassed only a single point from four matches this season. Following their three encounters Tranmere have scraped together five points which hands them a position number 13 in the League Two standings.

Team form: Crawley vs Tranmere

Crawley Form

In their last three matches, Crawley lost 3-1 against Swansea, 1-0 against Crewe and drew 1-1 with Milton Keynes Dons. Crawley claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the League Two. They also drew two and lost one, as they scored ten and conceded four goals.

Tranmere Form

Tranmere are unbeaten in their previous three matches, winning 4-0 against Shrewsbury, before recording a 1-1 draw with Gillingham. Another draw followed then, this time 1-1 against Burton. Tranmere claimed just one win from the last six away games in the League Two. They also drew four and were defeated one times, as they were outscored by eight goals to ten.

Betting stats for Crawley and Tranmere

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

In-form players: Crawley vs Tranmere

Having scored just once lately in the League Two, Jack Roles will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Tranmere hope Kristian Dennis can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of three League Two goals in his last six League Two games.

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Full-time result

Crawley won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Broadfield Stadium. They drew two and lost five as well, while Tranmere won two of their last 10 games away. They drew five and lost three. Tranmere remained unbeaten in their last 6 games on the bounce. Crawley have beaten Tranmere in 3 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Crawley scored first in six of their last ten home games. Curiously, Tranmere only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Crawley managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Tranmere were first on target in five of their last 10 outings. Tranmere have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Crawley when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Crawley, who scored an average of 1.2 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Tranmere, who managed to score two times in those matches.