League Two: Grimsby vs Crawley – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 1 match between Grimsby and Crawley and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Crawley face a daunting first assignment in the League Two when they visit the title favourites Grimsby on the opening day of the new campaign.

Team form: Grimsby vs Crawley

Grimsby Form

In the previous three games, Grimsby drew 2-2 with Port Vale, lost 0-0 against Milton Keynes Dons and 0-1 against AFC Wimbledon. Grimsby only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent League Two matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew zero and lost four, as they scored four and conceded nine goals.

Crawley Form

Crawley look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against Exeter, who were defeated by 3-1. Then, Northampton got outclassed in a 3-0 win, before beating Shrewsbury by 1-2. Crawley came through their last six away games in the League Two with four wins. Of those six matches, they drew once and lost once in which, they scored 19 and conceded nine.

Betting facts for Grimsby and Crawley

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

Players on top: Grimsby vs Crawley

As the new League Two campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for Grimsby and Crawley this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.

Betting markets: Grimsby vs Crawley

Full-time result

Grimsby claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing four. Crawley won three of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost six of the games in this run. Crawley won their last 4 matches on the trot.

Both teams to score

Grimsby scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Crawley got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive away games Crawley played. Crawley will feel optimistic about scoring on Saturday with Grimsby managing a measly two clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to three clean sheets in their previous 10 games. Grimsby have scored in 5 consecutive home meetings with Crawley.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Grimsby, who scored an average of one goal along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in nine of the last ten games for Crawley, who managed to hit the net 1.8 times on average in these games. Crawley scored at least once in their previous 10 matches on the bounce.