Betting prediction and preview: Ipswich Town fancied to be better team when visiting Crewe Alexandra

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 23.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Alexandra Stadium (10153 seats)

Here's everything you should learn, and a little bit more, about the Crewe Alexandra - Ipswich Town fixture!

Insights:
  • Crewe Alexandra have the fewest clean sheets (4) in League One
  • Ipswich Town have the fewest matches under the total-line (9) in League One

For Alexandra relegation is already certain this season. Only divine intervention and/or time travel can save them and neither look likely. Ipswich Town is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Alexandra and Ipswich Town.

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Crewe Alexandra form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the League One this season. Crewe Alexandra have only managed 5 wins, 4 draws and 13 losses from their games here at Alexandra Stadium.

Crewe Alexandra are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Sheffield Wednesday. Defender Offord got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.72/10. Offord won 5 of 8 duels.

Before that, Crewe Alexandra had a home game versus AFC Wimbledon which ended with a victory 3-1.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Crewe Alexandra here at Alexandra Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (21 from 22 games). With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Alexandra defense is not exactly impregnable. 39 goals conceded from 22 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Ipswich Town form and stats

As the visiting team in League One matches, Ipswich Town have produced an overall stat of 7-6-9 so far.

There were no winners in Ipswich Town's previous match, the home game that ended 2-2 vs Wigan Athletic (placed 1st). Defender Burgess was the best team player with a rating of 7.64. Burgess hit one key pass and won 5 of 8 duels.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Rotherham United wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.

Ipswich are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 28 away goals from 22 games (in the league). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Ipswich Town have conceded 23 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

This isn't the first time these parties meet this campaign, as the records show this recent match: Ipswich Town - Crewe Alexandra 2-1. Numbers for the prior six meetings involving these two teams are: zero wins for Alexandra, one draw and five wins for Ipswich Town. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: three games.

Top Goalscorers

Ipswich TownM. Bonne
M. Bonne
12 goals
Ipswich TownW. Burns
W. Burns
10 goals
Crewe AlexandraC. Long
C. Long
9 goals

Crewe Alexandra missing players

Ipswich Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Crewe Alexandra Ipswich Town
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
44 22 7 Played P 7 22 44
7 5 2 Won W 5 7 17
7 4 2 Drew D 2 6 15
30 13 3 Lost L 0 9 12
35 21 8 Scored S 12 28 62
80 39 9 Conceded C 2 23 45
98% 95% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 95% 91%
82% 82% 71% Over 1.5 O 1.5 71% 77% 73%
43% 45% 43% Over 2.5 O 2.5 14% 36% 43%
27% 41% 29% Over 3.5 O 3.5 14% 18% 23%
11% 9% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 5% 7%
50% 50% 57% BTTS BTTS 29% 45% 48%
9% 18% 14% Clean Sheets C S 71% 32% 36%
43% 36% 29% Failed to Score F T 0% 27% 25%
 
4.2 4.6 5.1 Corners for (avg) C F 6 5.3 5.4
5.7 5.1 4.9 Corners against (avg) C A 3.9 5.2 4.8
1.8 1.4 1.9 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.4 2 2
2 2 1 Red cards R C 2 2 2
 
9.4 10.2 9 Shots (avg) S ( 12 10.7 11.5
2.6 3 3.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.7 3.6 3.7
30% 32% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 35% 38%
 
14.8 13.9 14.9 Shots against (avg) S A 6.4 9.7 9.1
4.6 4 4.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1.3 2.9 2.8
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Crewe Alexandra have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Crewe Alexandra have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Crewe Alexandra have the fewest clean sheets (4) in League One
  • Crewe Alexandra have the fewest points (19) at home in League One
  • Crewe Alexandra have the most conceded goals (39) at home in League One
  • Ipswich Town have the fewest matches under the total-line (9) in League One

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Wigan Athletic 43 26 10 7 76 40 22 13 4 5 35 21 21 13 6 2 41 19 36 88
2 Rotherham United 43 25 8 10 65 31 22 14 3 5 41 21 21 11 5 5 24 10 34 83
3 Milton Keynes Dons 44 24 11 9 71 44 22 12 5 5 32 21 22 12 6 4 39 23 27 83
4 Sheffield Wednesday 43 22 13 8 71 46 22 15 5 2 44 17 21 7 8 6 27 29 25 79
5 Plymouth Argyle 44 23 10 11 67 42 22 14 4 4 32 14 22 9 6 7 35 28 25 79
6 Wycombe Wanderers 44 21 14 9 72 50 22 13 5 4 38 26 22 8 9 5 34 24 22 77
7 Sunderland 43 22 11 10 72 51 21 15 2 4 43 17 22 7 9 6 29 34 21 77
8 Oxford United 44 22 9 13 80 56 22 13 5 4 46 26 22 9 4 9 34 30 24 75
9 Portsmouth 43 18 13 12 61 44 21 12 5 4 40 22 22 6 8 8 21 22 17 67
10 Bolton Wanderers 44 19 10 15 68 54 22 11 7 4 41 24 22 8 3 11 27 30 14 67
11 Ipswich Town 44 17 15 12 62 45 22 10 9 3 34 22 22 7 6 9 28 23 17 66
12 Cambridge United 44 15 12 17 53 67 22 8 7 7 26 27 22 7 5 10 27 40 -14 57
13 Charlton Athletic 44 16 8 20 53 55 22 9 4 9 30 28 22 7 4 11 23 27 -2 56
14 Cheltenham Town 44 13 16 15 63 76 22 10 7 5 32 28 22 3 9 10 31 48 -13 55
15 Accrington Stanley 44 15 10 19 55 76 22 11 6 5 39 32 22 4 4 14 16 44 -21 55
16 Burton Albion 44 14 11 19 50 63 22 10 6 6 33 24 22 4 5 13 17 39 -13 53
17 Shrewsbury Town 44 12 14 18 47 46 22 9 7 6 30 22 22 3 7 12 17 24 1 50
18 Lincoln City 44 13 10 21 52 60 22 6 5 11 23 28 22 7 5 10 29 32 -8 49
19 Morecambe 44 10 12 22 57 85 22 7 8 7 33 34 22 3 4 15 24 51 -28 42
20 Gillingham 44 8 16 20 34 64 22 4 8 10 13 34 22 4 8 10 21 30 -30 40
21 Fleetwood Town 43 8 15 20 57 74 21 5 7 9 30 33 22 3 8 11 27 41 -17 39
22 AFC Wimbledon 44 6 18 20 45 70 22 2 14 6 24 30 22 4 4 14 21 40 -25 36
23 Doncaster Rovers 44 9 7 28 34 81 22 6 3 13 18 32 22 3 4 15 16 49 -47 34
24 Crewe Alexandra 44 7 7 30 35 80 22 5 4 13 21 39 22 2 3 17 14 41 -45 28

Crewe Alexandra:
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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 Wigan Athletic 43 26 10 7 76 40 22 13 4 5 35 21 21 13 6 2 41 19 36 88
2 Rotherham United 43 25 8 10 65 31 22 14 3 5 41 21 21 11 5 5 24 10 34 83
3 Milton Keynes Dons 44 24 11 9 71 44 22 12 5 5 32 21 22 12 6 4 39 23 27 83
4 Sheffield Wednesday 43 22 13 8 71 46 22 15 5 2 44 17 21 7 8 6 27 29 25 79
5 Plymouth Argyle 44 23 10 11 67 42 22 14 4 4 32 14 22 9 6 7 35 28 25 79
6 Wycombe Wanderers 44 21 14 9 72 50 22 13 5 4 38 26 22 8 9 5 34 24 22 77
7 Sunderland 43 22 11 10 72 51 21 15 2 4 43 17 22 7 9 6 29 34 21 77
8 Oxford United 44 22 9 13 80 56 22 13 5 4 46 26 22 9 4 9 34 30 24 75
9 Portsmouth 43 18 13 12 61 44 21 12 5 4 40 22 22 6 8 8 21 22 17 67
10 Bolton Wanderers 44 19 10 15 68 54 22 11 7 4 41 24 22 8 3 11 27 30 14 67
11 Ipswich Town 44 17 15 12 62 45 22 10 9 3 34 22 22 7 6 9 28 23 17 66
12 Cambridge United 44 15 12 17 53 67 22 8 7 7 26 27 22 7 5 10 27 40 -14 57
13 Charlton Athletic 44 16 8 20 53 55 22 9 4 9 30 28 22 7 4 11 23 27 -2 56
14 Cheltenham Town 44 13 16 15 63 76 22 10 7 5 32 28 22 3 9 10 31 48 -13 55
15 Accrington Stanley 44 15 10 19 55 76 22 11 6 5 39 32 22 4 4 14 16 44 -21 55
16 Burton Albion 44 14 11 19 50 63 22 10 6 6 33 24 22 4 5 13 17 39 -13 53
17 Shrewsbury Town 44 12 14 18 47 46 22 9 7 6 30 22 22 3 7 12 17 24 1 50
18 Lincoln City 44 13 10 21 52 60 22 6 5 11 23 28 22 7 5 10 29 32 -8 49
19 Morecambe 44 10 12 22 57 85 22 7 8 7 33 34 22 3 4 15 24 51 -28 42
20 Gillingham 44 8 16 20 34 64 22 4 8 10 13 34 22 4 8 10 21 30 -30 40
21 Fleetwood Town 43 8 15 20 57 74 21 5 7 9 30 33 22 3 8 11 27 41 -17 39
22 AFC Wimbledon 44 6 18 20 45 70 22 2 14 6 24 30 22 4 4 14 21 40 -25 36
23 Doncaster Rovers 44 9 7 28 34 81 22 6 3 13 18 32 22 3 4 15 16 49 -47 34
24 Crewe Alexandra 44 7 7 30 35 80 22 5 4 13 21 39 22 2 3 17 14 41 -45 28

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The English Football League One (usually referred to as League One) is the third highest division in English football. The League One league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Three teams are promoted and four relegated.