Ace Football previews the League Two game between Northampton and Crawley who meet up on Tuesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
As the early season favourites, Northampton will look to justify their title credentials this coming Tuesday when they take on Crawley for a round 4 match in the League Two.
Crawley are currently ahead of Northampton by one point in the League Two table. While the visitors are number 17 with three points, the hosts have one point less at number 19.
Form: Northampton vs Crawley
Northampton Form
Northampton are without a win from their previous three outings, as Swindon managed a draw, before they lost 1-0 against Crewe. Their latest match ended in a 1-1 draw with Gillingham. Northampton 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 eight and conceded five goals.
Crawley Form
In their previous three outings, Crawley lost 0-1 against Crewe, beat Rochdale 1-2 and lost 0-2 against Bristol Rovers. Crawley claimed two wins against two draws and two defeats in their last six away matches in the League Two. The scoreline from these matches reads eight goals conceded and eight scored.
Betting stats and facts for Northampton and Crawley
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Northampton and Crawley. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 29 of the last 31 Northampton matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 18 of the last 20 Northampton home matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Northampton have lost 3 of the last 4 matches while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In the last 5 Northampton matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Northampton home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Crawley matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Crawley away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Crawley away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Crawley matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Crawley matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
In-form players: Northampton vs Crawley
Sam Hoskins is showing good form for Northampton, scoring zero goals in their last six matches. Jay Williams scored once in his previous half dozen outings.
Betting markets: Northampton vs Crawley
Full-time result
In their previous 10 matches at home across all tournaments Northampton won none, drew three and lost seven. Crawley won two, drew three and lost five of their previous 10 games away from home.
Both teams to score
Amazingly, Northampton scored the first goal of the match in just two out of the last ten games at home. Interestingly, Crawley scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. In the last 10 games played, Northampton opened the scoring only once, while Crawley scored the opener two times in their last 10 games
Total goals
Northampton saw over 2.5 goals in three of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Crawley’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.8 goals in these matches.
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