League Two prediction and preview: Crawley Town modest favorites to beat Morecambe

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Competition: England League Two
Date: Sat 16.November
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Broadfield Stadium (6134 seats)

This match features two teams living in the basement of the League Two, Crawley Town holding 17th place and Morecambe lying 24th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.

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 Crawley Town and Morecambe.

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Crawley Town form and stats

Crawley Town have collected 13 points from their League Two home games so far after 4-1-3.

The Crawley Town fans got no joy from their last match, a EFL Trophy game also here at Broadfield Stadium: A 1-4 defeat against Oxford United. Ahead of that match, Crawley Town won a home game hosting Scunthorpe United (4-1).

The Crawley Town fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 11 in 8 matches. Crawley Town have conceded 12 from these games.

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Morecambe form and stats

There's been little loot from Morecambe's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 8 away games in the League Two. Morecambe, who have the the worst goal difference (-14) in League Two, only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 1 draw.

Morecambe are travelling after their nice 3-1 home win in the EFL Trophy against Carlisle United (placed 19th). Prior to that match, the Morecambe manager D. Adams faced defeat when travelling to Blackpool and losing 1-4.

Morecambe are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 7 draws and 7 defeats. From a total of 15 matches.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Morecambe as they have only managed to score 7 times from 8 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Morecambe have conceded 15 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 3 wins for Crawley Town, 3 draws and 4 wins for Morecambe. Over 2,5 goals: 4 times; under 2,5 goals: 6 games.

Top Goalscorers

Crawley TownB. Lubala
B. Lubala
7 goals
MorecambeL. Alessandra
L. Alessandra
5 goals
Crawley TownO. Palmer
O. Palmer
4 goals

Crawley Town missing players

Morecambe missing players

Crawley Town Morecambe
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
17 8 1 Played P 3 8 17
5 4 0 Won W 0 2 3
5 1 0 Drew D 0 1 4
7 3 1 Lost L 3 5 10
24 11 2 Scored S 1 7 15
29 12 3 Conceded C 7 15 29
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
88% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 62% 65%
71% 62% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 62% 53%
41% 38% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 50% 41%
12% 12% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 6%
76% 50% 100% BTTS BTTS 33% 50% 47%
18% 38% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 24%
6% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 25% 35%
 
6.6 7.1 8 Corners For (avg) C F 4 4.1 4.4
5.4 5.2 2 Corners Against (avg) C A 5.7 6.6 6.8
2.1 1.9 1 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 0.7 1.5 1.5
1 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 1 3
Key stats this season:
  • Crawley Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Morecambe have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Morecambe have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Morecambe haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 Forest Green Rovers 16 9 4 3 20 10 7 4 2 1 8 5 9 5 2 2 12 5 10 31
2 Bradford City 16 9 3 4 24 15 9 6 1 2 15 7 7 3 2 2 9 8 9 30
3 Swindon Town 17 9 3 5 28 20 9 5 1 3 13 11 8 4 2 2 15 9 8 30
4 Crewe Alexandra 16 9 3 4 26 18 9 4 2 3 13 11 7 5 1 1 13 7 8 30
5 Exeter City 17 8 5 4 23 20 8 5 2 1 13 6 9 3 3 3 10 14 3 29
6 Cheltenham Town 15 8 4 3 27 14 8 5 2 1 20 10 7 3 2 2 7 4 13 28
7 Newport County 16 7 6 3 17 13 9 5 3 1 11 7 7 2 3 2 6 6 4 27
8 Colchester United 17 7 5 5 22 16 8 4 2 2 11 7 9 3 3 3 11 9 6 26
9 Northampton Town 17 7 4 6 22 18 8 4 1 3 12 7 9 3 3 3 10 11 4 25
10 Port Vale 17 6 7 4 22 22 8 4 4 0 11 6 9 2 3 4 11 16 0 25
11 Salford City 17 6 6 5 21 25 8 3 3 2 7 9 9 3 3 3 14 16 -4 24
12 Cambridge United 17 6 5 6 22 17 9 3 3 3 12 9 8 3 2 3 10 8 5 23
13 Plymouth Argyle 16 6 5 5 24 20 8 4 3 1 16 8 8 2 2 4 8 12 4 23
14 Mansfield Town 17 5 5 7 26 25 9 2 2 5 15 16 8 3 3 2 11 9 1 20
15 Macclesfield Town 16 5 5 6 17 20 7 3 3 1 9 5 9 2 2 5 8 15 -3 20
16 Leyton Orient 17 5 5 7 24 28 8 2 3 3 12 13 9 3 2 4 12 15 -4 20
17 Crawley Town 17 5 5 7 24 29 8 4 1 3 11 12 9 1 4 4 13 17 -5 20
18 Grimsby Town 15 5 4 6 20 20 7 2 2 3 9 12 8 3 2 3 11 8 0 19
19 Carlisle United 17 5 3 9 18 29 9 3 2 4 10 15 8 2 1 5 8 14 -11 18
20 Oldham Athletic 17 3 7 7 18 26 9 2 4 3 11 10 8 1 3 4 7 16 -8 16
21 Scunthorpe United 17 3 6 8 21 25 9 3 4 2 14 9 8 0 2 6 7 16 -4 15
22 Walsall 17 4 3 10 12 25 8 1 2 5 5 12 9 3 1 5 7 13 -13 15
23 Stevenage 17 2 7 8 12 21 8 2 2 4 8 10 9 0 5 4 4 11 -9 13
24 Morecambe 17 3 4 10 15 29 9 1 3 5 8 14 8 2 1 5 7 15 -14 13

Read more about League Two

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