Morecambe vs Crawley Town match preview

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Tue 02.March
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Globe Arena (6476 seats)

Morecambe perform at a high level so far being 5th in the table. Crawley Town can look both up and down from their 13th position.

Insights:
  • Morecambe haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Crawley Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It's no vacation for neither Morecambe nor Crawley Town as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Morecambe form and stats

The story so far in the League Two for Morecambe at their home stadium (Globe Arena) is 7 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats.

In their previous game, the manager D. Adams led his Morecambe to a defeat in the League Two match away at Mansfield Town. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Globe Arena. Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Salford City.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Morecambe have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found two games) they have won two times, drawn zero and lost zero.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the League Two game versus Carlisle United in only four days. This game is also played here at Globe Arena.

Morecambe has scored 19 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. On the other hand, Morecambe have conceded 16 goals.

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Crawley Town form and stats

4-4-6 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Crawley Town in their League Two matches away. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Crawley are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

Ashley Nadesan and Tom Nichols scored in Crawley's previous match, the home game against Exeter City that ended 2-0. Prior to that match, the Crawley Town manager J. Yems faced defeat when travelling to Grimsby Town and losing 1-2.

We have checked recent matches where Crawley have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 17 games were four victories, six draws and seven defeats.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The League Two trip to Tranmere Rovers.

The visiting Crawley have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 17 goals from 14 games. Crawley's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 22 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Crawley Town - Morecambe 4-0 played earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Morecambe, three draws and four wins for Crawley Town. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.

Top Goalscorers

MorecambeC. Gomes
C. Gomes
9 goals
Crawley TownT. Nichols
T. Nichols
8 goals
MorecambeA. Wildig
A. Wildig
6 goals

Morecambe missing players

Crawley Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Morecambe Crawley Town
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
31 14 4 Played P 5 14 29
14 7 3 Won W 2 4 11
7 4 1 Drew D 0 4 8
10 3 0 Lost L 3 6 10
41 19 6 Scored S 5 17 40
42 16 3 Conceded C 8 22 37
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
81% 71% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 86% 79%
58% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 50% 48%
23% 21% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 21% 24%
6% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 10%
65% 57% 75% BTTS BTTS 60% 71% 59%
19% 29% 25% Clean Sheets C S 20% 7% 24%
16% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 20% 21% 21%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.9 2.2 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.8 1.1 1.2
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 3
 
12.4 12.8 14.8 Shots (avg) S ( 12 11.7 10.7
1.8 2.2 1.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.8 4.6 4
73% 61% 86% Goal Efficiency G E 21% 27% 35%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Crawley Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Crawley Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Morecambe haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cambridge United 32 16 7 9 48 29 16 8 5 3 22 13 16 8 2 6 26 16 19 55
2 Forest Green Rovers 30 15 9 6 43 29 15 7 5 3 22 16 15 8 4 3 21 13 14 54
3 Cheltenham Town 30 15 8 7 40 26 14 6 4 4 20 15 16 9 4 3 20 11 14 53
4 Tranmere Rovers 30 15 6 9 43 37 15 8 1 6 24 18 15 7 5 3 19 19 6 51
5 Morecambe 31 14 7 10 41 42 14 7 4 3 19 16 17 7 3 7 22 26 -1 49
6 Newport County 30 13 9 8 38 31 15 8 4 3 17 14 15 5 5 5 21 17 7 48
7 Bolton Wanderers 31 13 8 10 39 40 17 7 4 6 19 18 14 6 4 4 20 22 -1 47
8 Exeter City 29 12 10 7 51 37 14 8 2 4 29 16 15 4 8 3 22 21 14 46
9 Salford City 30 12 10 8 39 25 15 7 8 0 26 11 15 5 2 8 13 14 14 46
10 Carlisle United 27 13 4 10 38 30 14 9 1 4 28 19 13 4 3 6 10 11 8 43
11 Bradford City 29 12 7 10 34 32 14 6 4 4 15 13 15 6 3 6 19 19 2 43
12 Harrogate Town 31 12 6 13 35 37 15 5 4 6 12 15 16 7 2 7 23 22 -2 42
13 Crawley Town 29 11 8 10 40 37 15 7 4 4 23 15 14 4 4 6 17 22 3 41
14 Leyton Orient 30 11 6 13 36 34 16 7 4 5 23 16 14 4 2 8 13 18 2 39
15 Oldham Athletic 30 11 5 14 49 54 15 4 1 10 21 27 15 7 4 4 28 27 -5 38
16 Mansfield Town 30 8 13 9 38 40 15 3 6 6 19 23 15 5 7 3 19 17 -2 37
17 Walsall 30 8 13 9 36 40 17 5 5 7 17 21 13 3 8 2 19 19 -4 37
18 Stevenage 32 7 14 11 24 31 15 4 6 5 13 12 17 3 8 6 11 19 -7 35
19 Scunthorpe United 29 11 2 16 31 39 15 6 2 7 18 21 14 5 0 9 13 18 -8 35
20 Port Vale 31 9 7 15 41 45 16 5 4 7 21 19 15 4 3 8 20 26 -4 34
21 Colchester United 30 7 12 11 31 42 14 6 5 3 21 16 16 1 7 8 10 26 -11 33
22 Southend United 31 7 7 17 21 46 16 4 2 10 13 23 15 3 5 7 8 23 -25 28
23 Barrow 29 6 8 15 33 40 14 3 7 4 20 20 15 3 1 11 13 20 -7 26
24 Grimsby Town 29 6 6 17 22 48 14 3 4 7 11 21 15 3 2 10 11 27 -26 24

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 Cambridge United 32 16 7 9 48 29 16 8 5 3 22 13 16 8 2 6 26 16 19 55
2 Forest Green Rovers 30 15 9 6 43 29 15 7 5 3 22 16 15 8 4 3 21 13 14 54
3 Cheltenham Town 30 15 8 7 40 26 14 6 4 4 20 15 16 9 4 3 20 11 14 53
4 Tranmere Rovers 30 15 6 9 43 37 15 8 1 6 24 18 15 7 5 3 19 19 6 51
5 Morecambe 31 14 7 10 41 42 14 7 4 3 19 16 17 7 3 7 22 26 -1 49
6 Newport County 30 13 9 8 38 31 15 8 4 3 17 14 15 5 5 5 21 17 7 48
7 Bolton Wanderers 31 13 8 10 39 40 17 7 4 6 19 18 14 6 4 4 20 22 -1 47
8 Exeter City 29 12 10 7 51 37 14 8 2 4 29 16 15 4 8 3 22 21 14 46
9 Salford City 30 12 10 8 39 25 15 7 8 0 26 11 15 5 2 8 13 14 14 46
10 Carlisle United 27 13 4 10 38 30 14 9 1 4 28 19 13 4 3 6 10 11 8 43
11 Bradford City 29 12 7 10 34 32 14 6 4 4 15 13 15 6 3 6 19 19 2 43
12 Harrogate Town 31 12 6 13 35 37 15 5 4 6 12 15 16 7 2 7 23 22 -2 42
13 Crawley Town 29 11 8 10 40 37 15 7 4 4 23 15 14 4 4 6 17 22 3 41
14 Leyton Orient 30 11 6 13 36 34 16 7 4 5 23 16 14 4 2 8 13 18 2 39
15 Oldham Athletic 30 11 5 14 49 54 15 4 1 10 21 27 15 7 4 4 28 27 -5 38
16 Mansfield Town 30 8 13 9 38 40 15 3 6 6 19 23 15 5 7 3 19 17 -2 37
17 Walsall 30 8 13 9 36 40 17 5 5 7 17 21 13 3 8 2 19 19 -4 37
18 Stevenage 32 7 14 11 24 31 15 4 6 5 13 12 17 3 8 6 11 19 -7 35
19 Scunthorpe United 29 11 2 16 31 39 15 6 2 7 18 21 14 5 0 9 13 18 -8 35
20 Port Vale 31 9 7 15 41 45 16 5 4 7 21 19 15 4 3 8 20 26 -4 34
21 Colchester United 30 7 12 11 31 42 14 6 5 3 21 16 16 1 7 8 10 26 -11 33
22 Southend United 31 7 7 17 21 46 16 4 2 10 13 23 15 3 5 7 8 23 -25 28
23 Barrow 29 6 8 15 33 40 14 3 7 4 20 20 15 3 1 11 13 20 -7 26
24 Grimsby Town 29 6 6 17 22 48 14 3 4 7 11 21 15 3 2 10 11 27 -26 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.