Soccer betting preview: Crewe Alexandra welcomes Walsall in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 15.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Alexandra Stadium (10153 seats)

Getting nearer the top teams is the task when these two mid-table teams fight it out. Both are aiming to strenghten their league table position, Crewe Alexandra in 16th and Walsall in 13th spot.

Insights:
  • Crewe Alexandra have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Walsall have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Both participants have had ample time to rest since their previous game. Let's aim for an active game!

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Crewe Alexandra form and stats

The overall League Two results at home this season for Crewe Alexandra are 8-6-6 (wins-draws-losses). The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Alexandra Stadium.

Crewe Alexandra faced defeat in their previous match, away at Colchester United (0-4). As you see from the result above, Crewe Alexandra suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one. Ainley, who plays in attack, was the highest rated player for the team in that fixture, and was presented with a rating of 7.02 (out of 10). Ainley dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 30 successful passes (of 35 total).

Before that, Alexandra had a home game versus Barrow which ended with a victory 3-0.

The Crewe Alexandra fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 25 in 20 matches. Crewe Alexandra have conceded 23 in these home matches.

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Walsall form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Walsall so far with only 18 points returning home. The records show 3-9-8 (win-draw-lose). With two straight losses from their last two away games, Walsall are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

Walsall delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Carlisle United (placed 4th) in their previous match. Midfielder Knowles was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.84. Knowles hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Rochdale wasn't a success with a 2-4 loss.

Lacking goals? 15 of this team's most recent 18 league fixtures have seen two or less goals.

Walsall have another match away from home in just three nights, a League Two fixture vs Harrogate Town. A demanding timetable for the visitors!

The visitors have scored 18 goals from 20 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 25 goals have been conceded by Walsall in these games.

Head 2 Head

Crewe Alexandra have managed a sequence of 8 consecutive matches without defeat (3-5-0) when playing Walsall.

Crewe Alexandra and Walsall have played each other already this season: Walsall - Crewe Alexandra 0-0.

Top Goalscorers

AlexandraD. Agyei
D. Agyei
14 goals
Crewe AlexandraC. Baker-Richardson
C. Baker-Richardson
8 goals
WalsallI. Hutchinson
I. Hutchinson
6 goals

Crewe Alexandra missing players

Walsall missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Crewe Alexandra Walsall
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
40 20 5 Played P 6 20 41
11 8 3 Won W 2 3 11
15 6 1 Drew D 3 9 18
14 6 1 Lost L 1 8 12
39 25 6 Scored S 8 18 42
51 23 4 Conceded C 6 25 40
90% 95% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 80% 80%
72% 75% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 65% 63%
42% 45% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 35% 32%
12% 10% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 15% 15%
2% 5% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 10% 5%
42% 45% 20% BTTS BTTS 83% 55% 51%
32% 40% 60% Clean Sheets C S 17% 30% 34%
35% 20% 20% Failed to Score F T 0% 35% 34%
 
4.4 5 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 4.5 4.6
6.1 5.4 5.6 Corners against (avg) C A 5.7 5 4.4
1.7 1.8 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.1 2
5 2 0 Red cards R C 2 3 4
 
8.9 10.1 10.8 Shots (avg) S ( 8.8 10.1 11
2.6 3.4 4.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.7 2.2 3.3
38% 37% 26% Goal Efficiency G E 80% 40% 31%
 
13.6 12.3 15.2 Shots against (avg) S A 13.8 11.8 11.2
4 3 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.3 3.1 2.9
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Crewe Alexandra have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Walsall have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leyton Orient 40 23 12 5 54 27 21 14 6 1 30 10 19 9 6 4 24 17 27 81
2 Northampton Town 41 20 13 8 55 38 21 11 6 4 27 17 20 9 7 4 28 21 17 73
3 Stockport County 41 20 10 11 57 33 21 10 8 3 30 15 20 10 2 8 27 18 24 70
4 Carlisle United 41 19 13 9 60 37 20 11 6 3 30 16 21 8 7 6 30 21 23 70
5 Stevenage 40 19 13 8 54 37 20 14 2 4 35 15 20 5 11 4 19 22 17 70
6 Bradford City 40 18 14 8 51 35 21 9 8 4 30 20 19 9 6 4 21 15 16 68
7 Salford City 41 19 9 13 64 48 20 9 5 6 26 21 21 10 4 7 38 27 16 66
8 Mansfield Town 40 18 11 11 64 49 20 8 8 4 34 27 20 10 3 7 30 22 15 65
9 Barrow 41 18 7 16 46 47 21 12 3 6 29 17 20 6 4 10 17 30 -1 61
10 Sutton United 41 15 12 14 42 45 20 11 4 5 24 16 21 4 8 9 18 29 -3 57
11 Tranmere Rovers 41 14 11 16 39 42 21 9 6 6 25 19 20 5 5 10 14 23 -3 53
12 Swindon Town 40 13 12 15 52 50 19 7 5 7 28 22 21 6 7 8 24 28 2 51
13 Walsall 41 11 18 12 42 40 21 8 9 4 24 15 20 3 9 8 18 25 2 51
14 Grimsby Town 40 13 12 15 44 51 19 4 9 6 19 24 21 9 3 9 25 27 -7 51
15 Doncaster Rovers 41 15 6 20 41 57 21 10 1 10 25 27 20 5 5 10 16 30 -16 51
16 Crewe Alexandra 40 11 15 14 39 51 20 8 6 6 25 23 20 3 9 8 14 28 -12 48
17 AFC Wimbledon 42 11 14 17 45 51 21 7 6 8 24 24 21 4 8 9 21 27 -6 47
18 Newport County 40 11 14 15 41 47 19 5 6 8 20 23 21 6 8 7 21 24 -6 47
19 Gillingham 41 12 11 18 29 44 20 10 4 6 17 17 21 2 7 12 12 27 -15 47
20 Colchester United 41 10 12 19 39 47 21 5 9 7 21 20 20 5 3 12 18 27 -8 42
21 Harrogate Town 40 9 14 17 47 59 20 5 8 7 25 29 20 4 6 10 22 30 -12 41
22 Hartlepool United 41 8 15 18 48 70 21 4 10 7 24 33 20 4 5 11 24 37 -22 39
23 Crawley Town 41 9 11 21 43 68 20 8 5 7 29 29 21 1 6 14 14 39 -25 38
24 Rochdale 41 8 9 24 39 62 20 4 4 12 23 32 21 4 5 12 16 30 -23 33

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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 Leyton Orient 40 23 12 5 54 27 21 14 6 1 30 10 19 9 6 4 24 17 27 81
2 Northampton Town 41 20 13 8 55 38 21 11 6 4 27 17 20 9 7 4 28 21 17 73
3 Stockport County 41 20 10 11 57 33 21 10 8 3 30 15 20 10 2 8 27 18 24 70
4 Carlisle United 41 19 13 9 60 37 20 11 6 3 30 16 21 8 7 6 30 21 23 70
5 Stevenage 40 19 13 8 54 37 20 14 2 4 35 15 20 5 11 4 19 22 17 70
6 Bradford City 40 18 14 8 51 35 21 9 8 4 30 20 19 9 6 4 21 15 16 68
7 Salford City 41 19 9 13 64 48 20 9 5 6 26 21 21 10 4 7 38 27 16 66
8 Mansfield Town 40 18 11 11 64 49 20 8 8 4 34 27 20 10 3 7 30 22 15 65
9 Barrow 41 18 7 16 46 47 21 12 3 6 29 17 20 6 4 10 17 30 -1 61
10 Sutton United 41 15 12 14 42 45 20 11 4 5 24 16 21 4 8 9 18 29 -3 57
11 Tranmere Rovers 41 14 11 16 39 42 21 9 6 6 25 19 20 5 5 10 14 23 -3 53
12 Swindon Town 40 13 12 15 52 50 19 7 5 7 28 22 21 6 7 8 24 28 2 51
13 Walsall 41 11 18 12 42 40 21 8 9 4 24 15 20 3 9 8 18 25 2 51
14 Grimsby Town 40 13 12 15 44 51 19 4 9 6 19 24 21 9 3 9 25 27 -7 51
15 Doncaster Rovers 41 15 6 20 41 57 21 10 1 10 25 27 20 5 5 10 16 30 -16 51
16 Crewe Alexandra 40 11 15 14 39 51 20 8 6 6 25 23 20 3 9 8 14 28 -12 48
17 AFC Wimbledon 42 11 14 17 45 51 21 7 6 8 24 24 21 4 8 9 21 27 -6 47
18 Newport County 40 11 14 15 41 47 19 5 6 8 20 23 21 6 8 7 21 24 -6 47
19 Gillingham 41 12 11 18 29 44 20 10 4 6 17 17 21 2 7 12 12 27 -15 47
20 Colchester United 41 10 12 19 39 47 21 5 9 7 21 20 20 5 3 12 18 27 -8 42
21 Harrogate Town 40 9 14 17 47 59 20 5 8 7 25 29 20 4 6 10 22 30 -12 41
22 Hartlepool United 41 8 15 18 48 70 21 4 10 7 24 33 20 4 5 11 24 37 -22 39
23 Crawley Town 41 9 11 21 43 68 20 8 5 7 29 29 21 1 6 14 14 39 -25 38
24 Rochdale 41 8 9 24 39 62 20 4 4 12 23 32 21 4 5 12 16 30 -23 33

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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.