League Two: Crewe vs Accrington – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 2 match between Crewe and Accrington and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Crewe hope to live up to their early billing as the League Two title favourites this coming Saturday when they welcome Accrington over to the Mornflake Stadium for a round 2 match.

Crewe got what they hoped for in their first match of the season, as they claimed all three points in the opener.

Form: Crewe vs Accrington

Crewe Form

Crewe suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches, as they were run over by Tranmere in a 2-0 defeat. Walsall also proved too hard to handle, as they won 0-1, before Crewe were able to strike back last time out in a 1-3 win against Salford City. Crewe only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Mornflake Stadium in the League Two. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored five and conceded seven goals.

Accrington Form

In their past three matches, Accrington lost 0-1 against Chesterfield, drew 1-1 with Gillingham and won 3-1 against Oldham. Accrington claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the League Two. The scoreline from these matches reads nine goals conceded and four scored.

Betting stats and facts for Crewe and Accrington

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

Players in form: Crewe vs Accrington

Look no further than Conor Thomas, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Crewe in the League Two, while Ben Woods managed three goals in the last half dozen matches for Accrington in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

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Full-time result

Crewe claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in one of the games, whilst losing six. Accrington won three of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost six of the games in this run. Accrington have not lost to Crewe in 4 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Crewe only scored the first goal of the match in one out of their last ten games. Curiously, Accrington only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Crewe managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Accrington have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Crewe when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Crewe, who scored an average of 1.2 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in five of the last ten matches that Accrington played across all tournaments. They scored 1.3 times on average in the process.