Betting guide: Crewe Alexandra favourite to beat Stevenage at Alexandra Stadium

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 07.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Alexandra Stadium (10153 seats)

Only a win will satisfy the Crewe Alexandra supporters in this Alexandra Stadium clash with Stevenage, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the League Two table.

The hosts Crewe Alexandra saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the League Two. That game was an away game at Exeter City, so at least Crewe Alexandra are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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Crewe Alexandra form and stats

39 points is a decent return from 18 League Two games here at Alexandra Stadium for Crewe Alexandra. The data says 12 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses. Ever since the Mansfield Town game Crewe Alexandra has been unbeatable here at Alexandra Stadium producing seven straight wins.

Crewe Alexandra travelled for their previous game, a trip to Exeter City that ended 1-1. Preceding that game was the away draw at Morecambe that finished 1-1.

A decent goal production from Crewe Alexandra in their home games so far, with 35 goals from 18 league matches. Crewe Alexandra have only conceded 16 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Stevenage form and stats

There's been little loot from Stevenage's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 18 away games in the League Two. Stevenage only have 1 win to counter their 10 defeats and 7 draws. Football is a nightmare at the moment for Stevenage who have suffered through a seven match losing streak. If there's light at the end of the tunnel it's certainly not visible for the supporters. It's all red in the travel logs of Stevenage, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team.

The attacking players of Stevenage have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 244 minutes.

Stevenage play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-2 to Crawley Town (placed 12th). The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Salford City.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Stevenage as they have only managed to score 13 times from 18 away games in the league. 25 goals have been conceded by Stevenage in these games.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Stevenage - Crewe Alexandra 1-5 played earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: five wins for Crewe Alexandra, one draw and four wins for Stevenage. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.

Top Goalscorers

Crewe Alexandra
C. Porter
11 goals
Crewe Alexandra
D. Powell
9 goals
Crewe Alexandra
C. Kirk
7 goals

Crewe Alexandra missing players

Stevenage missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Crewe Alexandra Stevenage
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
36 18 7 Played P 7 18 35
19 12 6 Won W 0 1 3
9 3 1 Drew D 1 7 13
8 3 0 Lost L 6 10 19
64 35 19 Scored S 6 13 23
42 16 4 Conceded C 14 25 47
94% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 72% 74%
83% 78% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 71% 61% 51%
58% 56% 57% Over 2.5 O 2.5 57% 39% 37%
33% 33% 43% Over 3.5 O 3.5 29% 28% 23%
19% 22% 29% Over 4.5 O 4.5 14% 6% 9%
69% 56% 57% BTTS BTTS 71% 44% 40%
22% 33% 43% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 31%
14% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 29% 50% 54%
 
7.1 7.4 6.7 Corners for (avg) C F 2 4.3 5.2
5 4.7 4.9 Corners against (avg) C A 5.3 5.8 5.5
1 1.2 0.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.9 1.6 1.5
3 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
523 281 125 Total Shots T S 67 191 416
184 101 44 Shots on Target S O 20 61 127
35% 35% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 30% 21% 18%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Crewe Alexandra has the most points from losing position (26)
  • Crewe Alexandra has the most scored goals (64)
  • Crewe Alexandra has the most scored goals in the second half (40)
  • Crewe Alexandra have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Crewe Alexandra have scored more than double the goals of Stevenage.
  • Stevenage has the fewest points (10) away
  • Stevenage has the fewest points from losing position (2)
  • Stevenage has the fewest scored goals (23)
  • Stevenage has the fewest scored goals in the second half (14)
  • Stevenage have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Stevenage have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Stevenage have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Stevenage is in the worst form (0-0-6)

  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 35 21 6 8 62 37 18 13 2 3 34 15 17 8 4 5 28 22 25 69
2 Crewe Alexandra 36 19 9 8 64 42 18 12 3 3 35 16 18 7 6 5 29 26 22 66
3 Plymouth Argyle 36 19 8 9 58 39 18 11 5 2 35 16 18 8 3 7 23 23 19 65
4 Exeter City 36 18 11 7 52 40 18 10 7 1 31 15 18 8 4 6 21 25 12 65
5 Cheltenham Town 35 17 12 6 52 27 17 11 4 2 35 17 18 6 8 4 17 10 25 63
6 Northampton Town 36 17 7 12 53 38 18 11 2 5 30 12 18 6 5 7 23 26 15 58
7 Port Vale 36 14 14 8 50 44 18 9 8 1 28 15 18 5 6 7 22 29 6 56
8 Colchester United 36 14 13 9 49 37 18 9 5 4 28 17 18 5 8 5 21 20 12 55
9 Bradford City 36 14 12 10 44 38 18 11 5 2 29 14 18 3 7 8 15 24 6 54
10 Salford City 36 12 11 13 47 46 18 4 6 8 18 24 18 8 5 5 29 22 1 47
11 Forest Green Rovers 35 12 10 13 41 40 17 5 4 8 16 22 18 7 6 5 25 18 1 46
12 Crawley Town 36 10 15 11 48 47 18 9 5 4 27 19 18 1 10 7 21 28 1 45
13 Cambridge United 36 12 9 15 39 46 18 7 3 8 23 27 18 5 6 7 16 19 -7 45
14 Grimsby Town 36 11 11 14 43 51 18 6 5 7 22 27 18 5 6 7 21 24 -8 44
15 Walsall 35 12 8 15 37 48 18 5 5 8 18 25 17 7 3 7 19 23 -11 44
16 Newport County 34 11 10 13 31 37 18 8 7 3 19 13 16 3 3 10 12 24 -6 43
17 Oldham Athletic 36 9 14 13 44 54 18 6 7 5 28 21 18 3 7 8 16 33 -10 41
18 Scunthorpe United 36 10 10 16 44 54 18 6 6 6 24 23 18 4 4 10 20 31 -10 40
19 Leyton Orient 35 9 12 14 45 54 18 4 8 6 24 29 17 5 4 8 21 25 -9 39
20 Carlisle United 35 9 12 14 37 53 17 4 7 6 15 23 18 5 5 8 22 30 -16 39
21 Mansfield Town 35 8 11 16 46 54 17 4 5 8 27 29 18 4 6 8 19 25 -8 35
22 Morecambe 36 7 11 18 35 59 18 4 8 6 20 23 18 3 3 12 15 36 -24 32
23 Macclesfield Town 36 7 15 14 32 44 18 5 9 4 19 17 18 2 6 10 13 27 -12 30
24 Stevenage 35 3 13 19 23 47 17 2 6 9 10 22 18 1 7 10 13 25 -24 22

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 Swindon Town 35 21 6 8 62 37 18 13 2 3 34 15 17 8 4 5 28 22 25 69
2 Crewe Alexandra 36 19 9 8 64 42 18 12 3 3 35 16 18 7 6 5 29 26 22 66
3 Plymouth Argyle 36 19 8 9 58 39 18 11 5 2 35 16 18 8 3 7 23 23 19 65
4 Exeter City 36 18 11 7 52 40 18 10 7 1 31 15 18 8 4 6 21 25 12 65
5 Cheltenham Town 35 17 12 6 52 27 17 11 4 2 35 17 18 6 8 4 17 10 25 63
6 Northampton Town 36 17 7 12 53 38 18 11 2 5 30 12 18 6 5 7 23 26 15 58
7 Port Vale 36 14 14 8 50 44 18 9 8 1 28 15 18 5 6 7 22 29 6 56
8 Colchester United 36 14 13 9 49 37 18 9 5 4 28 17 18 5 8 5 21 20 12 55
9 Bradford City 36 14 12 10 44 38 18 11 5 2 29 14 18 3 7 8 15 24 6 54
10 Salford City 36 12 11 13 47 46 18 4 6 8 18 24 18 8 5 5 29 22 1 47
11 Forest Green Rovers 35 12 10 13 41 40 17 5 4 8 16 22 18 7 6 5 25 18 1 46
12 Crawley Town 36 10 15 11 48 47 18 9 5 4 27 19 18 1 10 7 21 28 1 45
13 Cambridge United 36 12 9 15 39 46 18 7 3 8 23 27 18 5 6 7 16 19 -7 45
14 Grimsby Town 36 11 11 14 43 51 18 6 5 7 22 27 18 5 6 7 21 24 -8 44
15 Walsall 35 12 8 15 37 48 18 5 5 8 18 25 17 7 3 7 19 23 -11 44
16 Newport County 34 11 10 13 31 37 18 8 7 3 19 13 16 3 3 10 12 24 -6 43
17 Oldham Athletic 36 9 14 13 44 54 18 6 7 5 28 21 18 3 7 8 16 33 -10 41
18 Scunthorpe United 36 10 10 16 44 54 18 6 6 6 24 23 18 4 4 10 20 31 -10 40
19 Leyton Orient 35 9 12 14 45 54 18 4 8 6 24 29 17 5 4 8 21 25 -9 39
20 Carlisle United 35 9 12 14 37 53 17 4 7 6 15 23 18 5 5 8 22 30 -16 39
21 Mansfield Town 35 8 11 16 46 54 17 4 5 8 27 29 18 4 6 8 19 25 -8 35
22 Morecambe 36 7 11 18 35 59 18 4 8 6 20 23 18 3 3 12 15 36 -24 32
23 Macclesfield Town 36 7 15 14 32 44 18 5 9 4 19 17 18 2 6 10 13 27 -12 30
24 Stevenage 35 3 13 19 23 47 17 2 6 9 10 22 18 1 7 10 13 25 -24 22

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