Crewe Alexandra perform at a high level so far being 2nd in the table. Crawley Town can look both up and down from their 12th 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 Crewe Alexandra and Crawley Town.
Crewe Alexandra form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Alexandra Stadium as Crewe Alexandra, who have the most scored goals (57) in League Two, have scored 31 goals to get 33 points from 16 games. The overall stats in the League Two are 10-3-3 (wins-draws-losses). Ever since the Mansfield Town game Crewe Alexandra has been unbeatable here at Alexandra Stadium producing five straight wins.
Crewe Alexandra's last game was hosting Oldham Athletic (placed 17th) and winning 2-1. Before that match, a win away at Walsall.
A late climax in the match against Oldham Athletic as the winning goal came seven minutes into overtime; scored by C. Kirk.
The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Crewe Alexandra's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played three games, won one match, drawn one and lost one.
The manager D. Artell will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Plymouth Argyle in only four days.
A decent goal production from Crewe Alexandra in their home games so far, with 31 goals from 16 league matches. From these home matches, Crewe Alexandra have conceded only 15 goals.
Crawley Town form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Crawley Town so far with only 12 points returning home. The records show 1-9-6 (win-draw-lose). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Crawley Town have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone 13 consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Leyton Orient game.
Crawley Town has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Salford City for a League Two game that ended a draw (0-0). Before that, Crawley Town secured a home win against Scunthorpe United with the score 3-1.
As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Crawley Town playing away, we found six games. Results were two away wins, two draws and two home wins.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Carlisle United in just four days.
Crawley Town find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 19 goals from 16 away fixtures in the league. In the opposite end, Crawley Town have conceded 25 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Crawley Town - Crewe Alexandra 1-2 entered in the official records. Crewe Alexandra-Crawley Town H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Crewe Alexandra six wins, Crawley Town two wins, two draws. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  O. Palmer 12 goals |  B. Lubala 10 goals |   D. Powell 9 goals |
Crewe Alexandra missing players
Crawley Town missing players
| Crewe Alexandra | Crawley Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 16 | 32 |
| 17 | 10 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 9 | 13 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 57 | 31 | 10 | Scored | S | 6 | 19 | 44 |
| 37 | 15 | 6 | Conceded | C | 7 | 25 | 44 |
| 94% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 91% |
| 81% | 75% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 81% |
| 61% | 56% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 62% | 59% |
| 39% | 38% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 31% | 34% |
| 23% | 25% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 6% | 9% |
| 68% | 56% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 88% | 72% |
| 23% | 31% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 22% |
| 16% | 19% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 16% |
| 7.2 | 7.6 | 6.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.8 | 5.7 |
| 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 6.4 | 5.9 |
| 1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 446 | 245 | 71 | Total Shots | T S | 68 | 196 | 454 |
| 158 | 86 | 26 | Shots on Target | S O | 24 | 58 | 130 |
| 36% | 36% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 33% | 34% |
- Crawley Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Crewe Alexandra has the most points from losing position (25)
- Crewe Alexandra has the most scored goals (31) at home
- Crewe Alexandra has the most scored goals (57)
- Crewe Alexandra has the most scored goals in the second half (35)
- Crewe Alexandra have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Crewe Alexandra is in the best form (4-2-0)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Swindon Town | 32 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 56 | 36 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 60 |
| 2 | Crewe Alexandra | 31 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 57 | 37 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 58 |
| 3 | Exeter City | 31 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 42 | 33 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 9 | 57 |
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 48 | 33 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 54 |
| 5 | Colchester United | 32 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 45 | 28 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 52 |
| 6 | Northampton Town | 31 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 45 | 32 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 13 | 52 |
| 7 | Cheltenham Town | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 44 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 19 | 48 |
| 8 | Bradford City | 32 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 37 | 32 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 48 |
| 9 | Port Vale | 32 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 40 | 38 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 2 | 48 |
| 10 | Forest Green Rovers | 32 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 38 | 35 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 45 |
| 11 | Salford City | 32 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 41 | 41 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 0 | 41 |
| 12 | Crawley Town | 32 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 44 | 44 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 0 | 40 |
| 13 | Newport County | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 39 |
| 14 | Walsall | 32 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 32 | 44 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 23 | -12 | 39 |
| 15 | Cambridge United | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 34 | 43 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 19 | -9 | 38 |
| 16 | Scunthorpe United | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 41 | 48 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 27 | -7 | 36 |
| 17 | Oldham Athletic | 32 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 35 | 46 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 26 | -11 | 36 |
| 18 | Grimsby Town | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 33 | 37 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 16 | -4 | 35 |
| 19 | Leyton Orient | 32 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 40 | 49 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 23 | -9 | 35 |
| 20 | Carlisle United | 31 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 33 | 49 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 29 | -16 | 34 |
| 21 | Mansfield Town | 32 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 44 | 51 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 29 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 22 | -7 | 32 |
| 22 | Macclesfield Town | 31 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 29 | 34 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 23 | -5 | 29 |
| 23 | Morecambe | 32 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 54 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 32 | -25 | 27 |
| 24 | Stevenage | 32 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 41 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -19 | 22 |