Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Crawley Town & Fulham face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Carabao Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Crawley Town nor Fulham as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Crawley Town form and stats
Action has already taken place for Crawley in Carabao Cup as they have defeated Bristol Rovers to reach the 2nd Round. Last season their Carabao Cup adventure ended in the 1st round.Crawley Town have played three League Two home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 0 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.
The Crawley Town fans got no joy from their last match, also played here at Broadfield Stadium: A 0-2 defeat against AFC Wimbledon. The forward Nichols outdid all the other footballers in that game and was awarded a match rating of 7.34 out of 10. Nichols hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Preceding that match was a League Two defeat to Northampton Town (2-3).There will be little rest for Crawley after this match as they are travelling to Rochdale for a League Two game in only four days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Crawley Town here at Broadfield Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (2 from 3 games).
Fulham form and stats
They also participated in Carabao Cup last season. This ended in the 3rd round.0-1-0 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Fulham in their Premier League matches away.
Fulham won their last game, 3-2 versus Brentford played at home. Pereira got a match rating of 8.05 in that game, top player of the team. Pereira served one assist, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 22 successful passes (of 27 total).
Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Wolverhampton Wanderers.Fulham have another fixture away from home in just four sleeps, a Premier League fixture vs Arsenal. A back-breaking calendar for the guests!
Fulham have the goal stats of 0-0 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. Mitrović 3 goals |   J. Balagizi 2 goals |  B. Reid 1 goals |
Crawley Town missing players
Fulham missing players
| Crawley Town | Fulham | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Won | W | 7 | 13 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 35 | 13 | Scored | S | 19 | 44 | ||
| 37 | 14 | Conceded | C | 16 | 28 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 96% | ||
| 64% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 76% | ||
| 52% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 16% | ||
| 44% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 43% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 21% | 16% | ||
| 4.8 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.6 | ||
| 4 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4.2 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.8 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | 11.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.2 | 14 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 5.1 | ||
| 26% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 34% | ||
| 12 | 11.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.5 | 8.8 | ||
| 4.5 | 3.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.3 | ||
| 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 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | Stevenage | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| 3 | Barrow | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 4 | Northampton Town | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | Doncaster Rovers | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 6 | Salford City | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 | Crewe Alexandra | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 8 | Mansfield Town | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 9 | Walsall | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 10 | AFC Wimbledon | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 11 | Bradford City | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 12 | Harrogate Town | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 13 | Swindon Town | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 14 | Carlisle United | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | Sutton United | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 5 |
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| 17 | Tranmere Rovers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 18 | Colchester United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 4 |
| 19 | Newport County | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| 20 | Gillingham | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 4 |
| 21 | Stockport County | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 3 |
| 22 | Hartlepool United | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -7 | 2 |
| 23 | Crawley Town | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 1 |
| 24 | Rochdale | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -7 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 9 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| 3 | Leeds United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Newcastle United | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Fulham | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Brentford | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 11 | Southampton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
| 12 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
| 14 | Manchester United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 3 |
| 15 | AFC Bournemouth | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 3 |
| 16 | Liverpool | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| 17 | Everton | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 19 | Leicester City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
| 20 | West Ham United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 |
