Football guide: Crawley Town vs Rochdale - predictions and stats

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 25.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Broadfield Stadium (6134 seats)

Crawley Town are keen to add to their points total at their own ground in the upcoming match hosting Rochdale.

Insights:
  • Crawley Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

The hosts Crawley Town saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the League Two. Thankfully the previous game, versus Doncaster Rovers, was also a home game here at Broadfield Stadium. The away team is better rested.

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Crawley Town form and stats

Crawley Town have collected 24 points from their League Two home games so far after 7-3-7.

A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Crawley, who played 1-1 against Doncaster Rovers. That match was also played at this venue (Broadfield Stadium). Khaleel was able to secure the draw 1-1 in the game against Doncaster Rovers after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today? Midfielder Powell was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.63 (out of ten) in that game. Powell hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

A strong away win before that one, visiting AFC Wimbledon and winning 1-0.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Crawley Town have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 7 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 3 and lost 2.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the League Two game versus Grimsby Town in only three days. This game is also played here at Broadfield Stadium.

The Crawley Town fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 26 goals in 17 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 28 goals have been conceded.

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Rochdale form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Rochdale so far with only 13 points returning home. The records show 3-4-11 (win-draw-lose).

Rochdale's last game was the home draw against Swindon Town (4-4). The match against Swindon Town looked like a defeat for Rochdale, but they did not accept the outcome and clawed their way back to 4-4. Henderson equalized in the 90th minute. The draw against Swindon Town came from a losing position. The Rochdale manager Bentley brought on Henderson as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level. Midfielder Brierley was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.93. Brierley signed up for two assists and hit two key passes.

Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Grimsby Town's place.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 15 similar matches played by Rochdale in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Rochdale, 3 draws and 8 defeats.

The visitors have scored 14 goals from 18 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Rochdale's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 27 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

This was the final score when the participants met previously this season; Rochdale - Crawley 1-1. Crawley Town-Rochdale H2H statistics last five meetings regardless of arena: Crawley Town two wins, Rochdale two wins, one draw. two of these five matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

RochdaleD. Rodney
D. Rodney
9 goals
Crawley TownA. Nadesan
A. Nadesan
7 goals
Crawley TownD. Telford
D. Telford
7 goals

Crawley Town missing players

Rochdale missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Crawley Town Rochdale
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
36 17 5 Played P 4 18 37
8 7 1 Won W 1 3 6
9 3 2 Drew D 1 4 8
19 7 2 Lost L 2 11 23
39 26 5 Scored S 2 14 33
59 28 7 Conceded C 4 27 57
94% 94% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 97%
69% 82% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 56% 65%
53% 59% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 39% 43%
33% 41% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 11% 11%
17% 29% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 11%
56% 65% 40% BTTS BTTS 25% 39% 51%
14% 18% 20% Clean Sheets C S 25% 17% 14%
36% 24% 60% Failed to Score F T 50% 50% 38%
 
4.3 3.9 5 Corners for (avg) C F 5.2 4 4.2
5.6 3.9 2.4 Corners against (avg) C A 6.5 5.9 5.1
1.9 1.6 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 2 1.9
4 1 1 Red cards R C 2 2 2
 
9.2 9.9 11.4 Shots (avg) S ( 9.2 8 9.4
3 3.7 2.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 2.8 3.1
36% 41% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 15% 27% 29%
 
13.1 11 8.2 Shots against (avg) S A 12 14.3 13.2
4.5 3.8 2.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 3.6 3.8
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Crawley Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leyton Orient 36 21 10 5 48 24 19 13 5 1 27 8 17 8 5 4 21 16 24 73
2 Stevenage 36 19 10 7 50 31 18 14 1 3 33 11 18 5 9 4 17 20 19 67
3 Carlisle United 37 18 12 7 58 35 19 10 6 3 28 16 18 8 6 4 30 19 23 66
4 Northampton Town 37 18 12 7 50 33 19 10 5 4 24 15 18 8 7 3 26 18 17 66
5 Bradford City 37 16 13 8 45 32 19 7 8 4 24 17 18 9 5 4 21 15 13 61
6 Stockport County 37 17 9 11 50 32 19 9 7 3 25 14 18 8 2 8 25 18 18 60
7 Salford City 37 17 8 12 57 42 19 9 5 5 26 19 18 8 3 7 31 23 15 59
8 Mansfield Town 35 16 8 11 55 45 16 7 5 4 29 25 19 9 3 7 26 20 10 56
9 Sutton United 37 15 10 12 40 40 19 11 4 4 24 15 18 4 6 8 16 25 0 55
10 Barrow 37 15 7 15 38 42 18 9 3 6 21 15 19 6 4 9 17 27 -4 52
11 Swindon Town 36 13 12 11 49 42 17 7 5 5 26 17 19 6 7 6 23 25 7 51
12 Doncaster Rovers 37 15 6 16 40 50 18 10 1 7 24 21 19 5 5 9 16 29 -10 51
13 Walsall 36 11 15 10 38 32 19 8 7 4 23 14 17 3 8 6 15 18 6 48
14 Tranmere Rovers 37 13 9 15 36 38 19 8 5 6 23 18 18 5 4 9 13 20 -2 48
15 Grimsby Town 34 12 9 13 37 41 17 4 8 5 17 19 17 8 1 8 20 22 -4 45
16 Newport County 37 10 13 14 38 43 18 4 6 8 17 23 19 6 7 6 21 20 -5 43
17 AFC Wimbledon 37 10 13 14 38 43 18 6 6 6 20 20 19 4 7 8 18 23 -5 43
18 Crewe Alexandra 37 9 15 13 34 47 19 7 6 6 22 23 18 2 9 7 12 24 -13 42
19 Gillingham 37 10 11 16 25 40 18 8 4 6 15 17 19 2 7 10 10 23 -15 41
20 Harrogate Town 37 9 11 17 42 54 19 5 7 7 23 27 18 4 4 10 19 27 -12 38
21 Colchester United 37 9 9 19 33 45 18 4 7 7 16 19 19 5 2 12 17 26 -12 36
22 Crawley Town 36 8 9 19 39 59 17 7 3 7 26 28 19 1 6 12 13 31 -20 33
23 Hartlepool United 37 6 13 18 40 66 18 3 8 7 20 30 19 3 5 11 20 36 -26 31
24 Rochdale 37 6 8 23 33 57 19 3 4 12 19 30 18 3 4 11 14 27 -24 26

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leyton Orient 36 21 10 5 48 24 19 13 5 1 27 8 17 8 5 4 21 16 24 73
2 Stevenage 36 19 10 7 50 31 18 14 1 3 33 11 18 5 9 4 17 20 19 67
3 Carlisle United 37 18 12 7 58 35 19 10 6 3 28 16 18 8 6 4 30 19 23 66
4 Northampton Town 37 18 12 7 50 33 19 10 5 4 24 15 18 8 7 3 26 18 17 66
5 Bradford City 37 16 13 8 45 32 19 7 8 4 24 17 18 9 5 4 21 15 13 61
6 Stockport County 37 17 9 11 50 32 19 9 7 3 25 14 18 8 2 8 25 18 18 60
7 Salford City 37 17 8 12 57 42 19 9 5 5 26 19 18 8 3 7 31 23 15 59
8 Mansfield Town 35 16 8 11 55 45 16 7 5 4 29 25 19 9 3 7 26 20 10 56
9 Sutton United 37 15 10 12 40 40 19 11 4 4 24 15 18 4 6 8 16 25 0 55
10 Barrow 37 15 7 15 38 42 18 9 3 6 21 15 19 6 4 9 17 27 -4 52
11 Swindon Town 36 13 12 11 49 42 17 7 5 5 26 17 19 6 7 6 23 25 7 51
12 Doncaster Rovers 37 15 6 16 40 50 18 10 1 7 24 21 19 5 5 9 16 29 -10 51
13 Walsall 36 11 15 10 38 32 19 8 7 4 23 14 17 3 8 6 15 18 6 48
14 Tranmere Rovers 37 13 9 15 36 38 19 8 5 6 23 18 18 5 4 9 13 20 -2 48
15 Grimsby Town 34 12 9 13 37 41 17 4 8 5 17 19 17 8 1 8 20 22 -4 45
16 Newport County 37 10 13 14 38 43 18 4 6 8 17 23 19 6 7 6 21 20 -5 43
17 AFC Wimbledon 37 10 13 14 38 43 18 6 6 6 20 20 19 4 7 8 18 23 -5 43
18 Crewe Alexandra 37 9 15 13 34 47 19 7 6 6 22 23 18 2 9 7 12 24 -13 42
19 Gillingham 37 10 11 16 25 40 18 8 4 6 15 17 19 2 7 10 10 23 -15 41
20 Harrogate Town 37 9 11 17 42 54 19 5 7 7 23 27 18 4 4 10 19 27 -12 38
21 Colchester United 37 9 9 19 33 45 18 4 7 7 16 19 19 5 2 12 17 26 -12 36
22 Crawley Town 36 8 9 19 39 59 17 7 3 7 26 28 19 1 6 12 13 31 -20 33
23 Hartlepool United 37 6 13 18 40 66 18 3 8 7 20 30 19 3 5 11 20 36 -26 31
24 Rochdale 37 6 8 23 33 57 19 3 4 12 19 30 18 3 4 11 14 27 -24 26

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