Exeter City have performed better than Crawley Town so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Exeter City form and stats
Exeter City, who have the most clean sheets (15) in League Two, are steadily winning League Two games and points here at St. James' Park. 10 wins, 5 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 16 games. The Exeter City fans aren't used to losing league-games here at St. James' Park and will expect new points from this game. Exeter City has played ten games in a row here without a defeat.
In their previous game, the manager M. Taylor led his Exeter City to a defeat in the League Two match away at Northampton Town. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at St. James' Park. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Portsmouth (2-3).
The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Exeter City matches with similar probabilities have ended with four wins, zero draws and two defeats (from six games).
The match schedule is unforgiving for Exeter City as they have a new game in only three days, a League Two match thankfully also at home. Crewe Alexandra are visiting.
A decent goal production from Exeter City in their home games so far, with 29 goals from 16 league matches. Exeter City have only conceded 13 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Crawley Town form and stats
Crawley Town have only collected 12 points from their away games in the League Two, after 1-9-7 (17 played). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Crawley Town have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone 14 consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Leyton Orient game.
180 minutes! That's how long the Crawley Town goalkeeper Glenn Morris and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Crawley Town go into this game after a win, the home game against Stevenage that ended 2-0. A draw for Crawley Town before that, at their own venue hosting Carlisle United (0-0).
Looking at the earlier recent performances of Crawley Town when being an outsider away as they are today, we find six matches with the visitors losing two times, drawing two and winning two games.
Crawley Town find the net regularly in their away games. 20 goals from 17 away fixtures in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Crawley Town have conceded 27 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Crawley Town - Exeter City 0-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - four - three (Exeter City wins - draws - Crawley Town wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
 O. Palmer 13 goals |  R. Bowman 12 goals |  B. Lubala 11 goals |
Exeter City missing players
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| Exeter City | Crawley Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 34 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 17 | 35 |
| 18 | 10 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 9 | 14 |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 11 |
| 50 | 29 | 8 | Scored | S | 6 | 20 | 47 |
| 38 | 13 | 6 | Conceded | C | 7 | 27 | 46 |
| 91% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 89% |
| 65% | 62% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 80% |
| 44% | 44% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 65% | 57% |
| 38% | 38% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 29% | 31% |
| 15% | 19% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 6% | 9% |
| 47% | 44% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 88% | 69% |
| 44% | 56% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 26% |
| 18% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 17% |
| 6.4 | 6.6 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.8 | 5.6 |
| 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 6.4 | 6.1 |
| 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2 | 1.7 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 423 | 208 | 79 | Total Shots | T S | 52 | 204 | 490 |
| 138 | 65 | 15 | Shots on Target | S O | 18 | 62 | 146 |
| 36% | 45% | 53% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 32% | 32% |
- Crawley Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Exeter City has the most clean sheets (15)
- Exeter City has the most clean sheets (9) at home
- Exeter City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at 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 | Swindon Town | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 60 | 37 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 23 | 66 |
| 2 | Crewe Alexandra | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 62 | 40 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 64 |
| 3 | Exeter City | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 50 | 38 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 25 | 12 | 63 |
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 54 | 37 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 62 |
| 5 | Cheltenham Town | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 50 | 27 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 23 | 60 |
| 6 | Colchester United | 35 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 49 | 35 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 55 |
| 7 | Northampton Town | 35 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 50 | 38 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 12 | 55 |
| 8 | Port Vale | 35 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 48 | 42 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 6 | 55 |
| 9 | Bradford City | 35 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 42 | 37 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 5 | 51 |
| 10 | Forest Green Rovers | 35 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 41 | 40 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 1 | 46 |
| 11 | Cambridge United | 35 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 38 | 44 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 25 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 19 | -6 | 45 |
| 12 | Crawley Town | 35 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 47 | 46 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 1 | 44 |
| 13 | Salford City | 35 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 45 | 46 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 22 | -1 | 44 |
| 14 | Grimsby Town | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 43 | 45 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 21 | -2 | 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 | 33 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 31 | 32 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 19 | -1 | 43 |
| 17 | Scunthorpe United | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 42 | 50 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 27 | -8 | 39 |
| 18 | Leyton Orient | 35 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 45 | 54 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 29 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 25 | -9 | 39 |
| 19 | Oldham Athletic | 35 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 39 | 54 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 33 | -15 | 38 |
| 20 | Carlisle United | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 35 | 52 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 29 | -17 | 36 |
| 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 | 35 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 34 | 58 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 36 | -24 | 31 |
| 23 | Macclesfield Town | 35 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 32 | 42 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 27 | -10 | 30 |
| 24 | Stevenage | 35 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 23 | 47 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 25 | -24 | 22 |