Crawley Town vs Walsall betting preview: Even match expected

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Mon 18.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The People's Pension Stadium (30750 seats)

Sneaking up on the top sides is at stake when these two mid-table sides fight it out. Both are aiming to better their league table standing, Crawley Town in 12th and Walsall in 15th place.

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

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Crawley Town form and stats

8-6-7 (win-draw-lost) are the League Two numbers at home for Crawley Town so far this season. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Crawley Town, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.

A strong away win for Crawley against Newport County the last match, as Francillette and Nadesan were on target. The attacker Nadesan was named "man of the match" for Crawley Town with a rating of 8.41/10. Nadesan scored one goal, served one assist and hit two key passes.

Ahead of that match, Crawley Town won a home game hosting Barrow (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 16 matches with the results: Won eight, drawn three and lost five.

Crawley has scored 27 league goals at home this season, in 21 matches. Crawley Town's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 27 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Walsall form and stats

There's been little loot from Walsall's travels as they have only collected 18 points from 21 away games in the League Two. Walsall only have 4 wins to counter their 11 defeats and 6 draws. Walsall seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

Walsall go into this game after a win, the home game against Carlisle United that ended 1-0. Midfield player Earing was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.85/10. Earing scored one goal.

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

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eleven similar matches played by Walsall in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Walsall, five draws and four defeats.

The visitors have scored 15 goals from 21 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Walsall have seen the ball go into their own net 28 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other already this season, with the result Walsall - Crawley 1-1 written in the official records. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - three - four (Crawley Town wins - draws - Walsall wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

CrawleyK. Appiah
K. Appiah
11 goals
WalsallG. Miller
G. Miller
11 goals
Crawley TownT. Nichols
T. Nichols
10 goals

Crawley Town missing players

Walsall missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Crawley Town Walsall
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
41 21 5 Played P 6 21 42
16 8 3 Won W 0 4 13
9 6 0 Drew D 2 6 11
16 7 2 Lost L 4 11 18
52 27 7 Scored S 2 15 43
56 27 5 Conceded C 11 28 54
95% 90% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 95% 95%
68% 67% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 57% 64%
59% 62% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 29% 40%
24% 33% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 19% 24%
7% 5% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 5% 5%
68% 67% 60% BTTS BTTS 33% 43% 50%
20% 19% 0% Clean Sheets C S 17% 19% 24%
17% 24% 40% Failed to Score F T 67% 43% 31%
 
4.4 4.3 4 Corners for (avg) C F 6 4.7 4.8
5 5.1 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 4.7 4.6
1.6 1.6 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.8 1.7
3 3 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
11.1 11.5 12.2 Shots (avg) S ( 10 10.4 11.2
3.4 3.5 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.3 2.8 3.5
37% 37% 47% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 26% 29%
 
12.1 11.9 11.6 Shots against (avg) S A 12.8 11.6 10.9
4.5 4.6 4.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 3.3 3.3
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 Forest Green Rovers 41 22 13 6 69 37 21 13 4 4 31 15 20 9 9 2 38 22 32 79
2 Exeter City 41 21 14 6 60 36 20 12 6 2 33 17 21 9 8 4 27 19 24 77
3 Port Vale 42 21 12 9 64 39 21 11 6 4 33 17 21 10 6 5 31 22 25 75
4 Northampton Town 42 20 10 12 49 34 21 12 4 5 28 14 21 8 6 7 21 20 15 70
5 Bristol Rovers 42 20 10 12 57 45 21 13 3 5 31 20 21 7 7 7 26 25 12 70
6 Mansfield Town 41 20 9 12 59 47 20 13 3 4 34 22 21 7 6 8 25 25 12 69
7 Sutton United 41 19 10 12 62 48 20 12 5 3 33 16 21 7 5 9 29 32 14 67
8 Newport County 42 18 12 12 64 52 21 9 6 6 39 27 21 9 6 6 25 25 12 66
9 Tranmere Rovers 42 18 12 12 48 38 21 14 3 4 32 16 21 4 9 8 16 22 10 66
10 Swindon Town 41 18 11 12 66 50 20 7 7 6 30 21 21 11 4 6 36 29 16 65
11 Salford City 42 18 11 13 52 37 21 10 7 4 29 17 21 8 4 9 23 20 15 65
12 Crawley Town 41 16 9 16 52 56 21 8 6 7 27 27 20 8 3 9 25 29 -4 57
13 Hartlepool United 42 14 11 17 42 56 21 9 7 5 24 21 21 5 4 12 18 35 -14 53
14 Leyton Orient 42 12 16 14 56 41 21 9 5 7 34 17 21 3 11 7 22 24 15 52
15 Walsall 42 13 11 18 43 54 21 9 5 7 28 26 21 4 6 11 15 28 -11 50
16 Bradford City 42 11 16 15 45 50 21 4 10 7 25 28 21 7 6 8 20 22 -5 49
17 Rochdale 42 10 17 15 44 52 21 6 11 4 23 18 21 4 6 11 21 34 -8 47
18 Harrogate Town 42 12 11 19 58 69 21 5 7 9 29 34 21 7 4 10 29 35 -11 47
19 Carlisle United 42 12 11 19 36 56 21 6 7 8 16 22 21 6 4 11 20 34 -20 47
20 Colchester United 42 11 12 19 39 57 21 5 8 8 20 26 21 6 4 11 19 31 -18 45
21 Barrow 41 9 13 19 38 48 21 4 9 8 23 25 20 5 4 11 15 23 -10 40
22 Stevenage 41 9 13 19 37 61 21 7 6 8 23 28 20 2 7 11 14 33 -24 40
23 Oldham Athletic 42 9 10 23 42 66 21 5 3 13 25 37 21 4 7 10 17 29 -24 37
24 Scunthorpe United 42 4 12 26 26 79 21 3 5 13 13 34 21 1 7 13 13 45 -53 24

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  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 41 22 13 6 69 37 21 13 4 4 31 15 20 9 9 2 38 22 32 79
2 Exeter City 41 21 14 6 60 36 20 12 6 2 33 17 21 9 8 4 27 19 24 77
3 Port Vale 42 21 12 9 64 39 21 11 6 4 33 17 21 10 6 5 31 22 25 75
4 Northampton Town 42 20 10 12 49 34 21 12 4 5 28 14 21 8 6 7 21 20 15 70
5 Bristol Rovers 42 20 10 12 57 45 21 13 3 5 31 20 21 7 7 7 26 25 12 70
6 Mansfield Town 41 20 9 12 59 47 20 13 3 4 34 22 21 7 6 8 25 25 12 69
7 Sutton United 41 19 10 12 62 48 20 12 5 3 33 16 21 7 5 9 29 32 14 67
8 Newport County 42 18 12 12 64 52 21 9 6 6 39 27 21 9 6 6 25 25 12 66
9 Tranmere Rovers 42 18 12 12 48 38 21 14 3 4 32 16 21 4 9 8 16 22 10 66
10 Swindon Town 41 18 11 12 66 50 20 7 7 6 30 21 21 11 4 6 36 29 16 65
11 Salford City 42 18 11 13 52 37 21 10 7 4 29 17 21 8 4 9 23 20 15 65
12 Crawley Town 41 16 9 16 52 56 21 8 6 7 27 27 20 8 3 9 25 29 -4 57
13 Hartlepool United 42 14 11 17 42 56 21 9 7 5 24 21 21 5 4 12 18 35 -14 53
14 Leyton Orient 42 12 16 14 56 41 21 9 5 7 34 17 21 3 11 7 22 24 15 52
15 Walsall 42 13 11 18 43 54 21 9 5 7 28 26 21 4 6 11 15 28 -11 50
16 Bradford City 42 11 16 15 45 50 21 4 10 7 25 28 21 7 6 8 20 22 -5 49
17 Rochdale 42 10 17 15 44 52 21 6 11 4 23 18 21 4 6 11 21 34 -8 47
18 Harrogate Town 42 12 11 19 58 69 21 5 7 9 29 34 21 7 4 10 29 35 -11 47
19 Carlisle United 42 12 11 19 36 56 21 6 7 8 16 22 21 6 4 11 20 34 -20 47
20 Colchester United 42 11 12 19 39 57 21 5 8 8 20 26 21 6 4 11 19 31 -18 45
21 Barrow 41 9 13 19 38 48 21 4 9 8 23 25 20 5 4 11 15 23 -10 40
22 Stevenage 41 9 13 19 37 61 21 7 6 8 23 28 20 2 7 11 14 33 -24 40
23 Oldham Athletic 42 9 10 23 42 66 21 5 3 13 25 37 21 4 7 10 17 29 -24 37
24 Scunthorpe United 42 4 12 26 26 79 21 3 5 13 13 34 21 1 7 13 13 45 -53 24

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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.