Our betting analysts at Ace Football preview the League Two round 16 game between Forest Green and Crawley and offer team news, stats, facts and the best betting suggestions for the match.
Forest Green are number 23 in the table on ten points after 14 matches. Crawley rank as number 12 with 21 points after 14 matches played.
Team form: Forest Green vs Crawley
Forest Green Form
In their previous three games, Forest Green lost 2-1 against Accrington, beat Colchester 5-0, before losing 2-0 against Barrow. Forest Green just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six League Two matches at the The Fully Charged New Lawn Stadium. They also drew zero and lost five of these six encounters, in which they scored eight and conceded 13 goals.
Crawley Form
Crawley came away from their previous three games with just one point, as they lost 0-1 against Wrexham. A 2-4 defeat against Crewe followed, before a 1-1 draw with Walsall. Crawley only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the League Two. In these six matches they drew three and lost two as well as being outscored by 15 goals to eight.
Betting stats for Forest Green and Crawley
Here are some fun facts that could come in handy when betting on the upcoming match between Forest Green and Crawley. The facts are based on the data from matches played across all tournaments.
- Forest Green have lost 8 of the last 10 home matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 8 of the last 9 Forest Green home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Forest Green have lost 8 of the last 10 home matches
- In 8 of the last 10 Forest Green matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Forest Green have lost 7 of the last 9 matches
- Crawley have conceded in 29 of the last 31 away matches
- Crawley have conceded in 17 of the last 19 matches
- In 7 of the last 9 away matches Crawley played, both teams scored
- Crawley have not won 10 of the last 12 away matches
- In the last 3 matches in a row Crawley played, both teams scored
Players in form: Forest Green vs Crawley
Troy Deeney has three strikes in six League Two matches for Forest Green, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Crawley. The visitors are looking to Danilo Orsi, who has provided his team with three League Two goals.
Popular betting markets: Forest Green vs Crawley
Full-time result
Forest Green racked up two wins in their previous 10 matches on their home ground across all tournaments. They lost eight and now face Crawley who won two of their previous 10 away matches. They drew four and lost four.
Both teams to score
Forest Green scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Curiously, Crawley only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Forest Green managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Crawley kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Both Team have scored in 3 last consecutive meetings between Forest Green and Crawley when playing at The Fully Charged New Lawn Stadium.
Total goals
In Forest Green’s last ten games, there have been over 2.5 goals in seven of them. They managed to average 1.6 goals goals per match across all tournaments. In the previous ten matches for Crawley, betting on over 2.5 goals turned out to be a winning bet in six of them. On average, Crawley scored two times goals per game.
Betting tip: Forest Green vs Crawley
To sum up, the upcoming match between Forest Green and Crawley seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this League Two game.
Forest Green vs Crawley: Who wins the game?
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