Stevenage vs Crawley Town: Match guide and preview

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Tue 18.January
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: The Lamex Stadium (6722 seats)

Stevenage have some points to catch up on from their 21st place, and the first chance is against Crawley Town. Read more!

Insights:
  • Stevenage have the most conceded goals in the first half (20) in League Two
  • Crawley Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Stevenage form and stats

The overall League Two results playing at home this season for Stevenage are 4-6-3 (wins-draws-losses).

Stevenage drew their last game, also a home match. Sutton United (placed 5th) was the opponent, 3-3 the score. A disappointing finish for Stevenage in their match versus Sutton United as their 2-0 lead was destroyed and replaced with a 3-3 full time score. A goal frenzy last time out for Stevenage, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Sutton United. Fun stuff to watch! The striker Reid was declared "man of the match" for Stevenage with the rating of 8.84/10. Reid scored two goals, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Ahead of that match, Stevenage won a home game hosting Walsall (3-1).

The manager Tisdale will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Hartlepool United in only four days.

The Stevenage fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 13 matches. Stevenage's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 17 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Crawley Town form and stats

5 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Crawley Town playing as the away team in the League Two this season.

Crawley Town has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Carlisle United for a League Two game that ended a draw (1-1). Tilley got a match rating of 8.0 in that game, top player of the team. Tilley hit the woodwork once and hit one key pass.

Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Northampton Town.

A quick return to home after this game, as Crawley Town are hosting Tranmere Rovers in the League Two only four days away.

Crawley Town have scored 13 goals on their travels this season, from 12 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Crawley Town have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - three - two (Stevenage wins - draws - Crawley Town wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

StevenageE. List
E. List
8 goals
Crawley TownK. Appiah
K. Appiah
8 goals
StevenageL. Norris 'Hacker'
L. Norris 'Hacker'
4 goals

Stevenage missing players

Crawley Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Stevenage Crawley Town
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
25 13 3 Played P 6 12 23
5 4 1 Won W 3 5 9
9 6 2 Drew D 1 2 5
11 3 0 Lost L 2 5 9
22 16 4 Scored S 5 13 28
40 17 2 Conceded C 4 15 32
88% 92% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
72% 77% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 50% 65%
44% 38% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 17% 33% 52%
28% 31% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 8% 22%
12% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 9%
40% 54% 67% BTTS BTTS 33% 50% 65%
28% 31% 33% Clean Sheets C S 50% 33% 22%
44% 23% 33% Failed to Score F T 17% 17% 17%
 
4.6 4.2 5 Corners for (avg) C F 5.3 4.4 4
5 4.2 4.7 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 5.1 5.5
1.5 1.5 0.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 1.6 1.6
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 3
 
10.5 11.2 11.3 Shots (avg) S ( 10 10.7 10.1
3.7 4.2 5.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.7 3.3 3.3
24% 29% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 32% 37%
 
13.2 12.6 12.3 Shots against (avg) S A 11.5 12.1 12
4 3.8 3.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.3 3.8 4.6
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Crawley Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Stevenage have the most conceded goals in the first half (20) in League Two

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Forest Green Rovers 24 15 7 2 48 21 12 8 2 2 20 9 12 7 5 0 28 12 27 52
2 Tranmere Rovers 25 13 6 6 27 15 13 10 0 3 19 6 12 3 6 3 8 9 12 45
3 Northampton Town 24 12 5 7 32 24 12 7 2 3 17 9 12 5 3 4 15 15 8 41
4 Swindon Town 24 11 7 6 39 30 11 3 5 3 15 13 13 8 2 3 24 17 9 40
5 Sutton United 24 12 4 8 38 31 11 8 0 3 19 10 13 4 4 5 19 21 7 40
6 Newport County 25 10 8 7 42 34 12 6 3 3 24 13 13 4 5 4 18 21 8 38
7 Mansfield Town 24 11 5 8 32 30 15 9 3 3 25 17 9 2 2 5 7 13 2 38
8 Exeter City 24 9 10 5 35 26 12 6 4 2 19 11 12 3 6 3 16 15 9 37
9 Port Vale 22 10 5 7 36 26 11 5 3 3 17 11 11 5 2 4 19 15 10 35
10 Bradford City 24 7 11 6 31 29 12 4 7 1 19 14 12 3 4 5 12 15 2 32
11 Crawley Town 23 9 5 9 28 32 11 4 3 4 15 17 12 5 2 5 13 15 -4 32
12 Leyton Orient 22 7 10 5 37 21 11 6 3 2 24 7 11 1 7 3 13 14 16 31
13 Salford City 24 8 7 9 28 24 13 5 6 2 15 8 11 3 1 7 13 16 4 31
14 Harrogate Town 23 8 6 9 35 35 11 3 4 4 18 18 12 5 2 5 17 17 0 30
15 Walsall 24 7 8 9 29 32 12 4 5 3 19 17 12 3 3 6 10 15 -3 29
16 Bristol Rovers 22 8 5 9 29 33 12 6 1 5 19 18 10 2 4 4 10 15 -4 29
17 Hartlepool United 24 8 4 12 24 36 12 7 3 2 16 11 12 1 1 10 8 25 -12 28
18 Rochdale 23 6 9 8 30 32 11 3 5 3 14 12 12 3 4 5 16 20 -2 27
19 Barrow 24 6 8 10 25 28 12 3 5 4 14 14 12 3 3 6 11 14 -3 26
20 Carlisle United 24 6 8 10 19 30 12 3 6 3 9 10 12 3 2 7 10 20 -11 26
21 Stevenage 25 5 9 11 22 40 13 4 6 3 16 17 12 1 3 8 6 23 -18 24
22 Colchester United 23 5 7 11 17 32 11 3 3 5 10 14 12 2 4 6 7 18 -15 22
23 Scunthorpe United 25 3 10 12 19 44 11 2 4 5 8 16 14 1 6 7 11 28 -25 19
24 Oldham Athletic 24 4 6 14 22 39 12 2 2 8 16 25 12 2 4 6 6 14 -17 18

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 Forest Green Rovers 24 15 7 2 48 21 12 8 2 2 20 9 12 7 5 0 28 12 27 52
2 Tranmere Rovers 25 13 6 6 27 15 13 10 0 3 19 6 12 3 6 3 8 9 12 45
3 Northampton Town 24 12 5 7 32 24 12 7 2 3 17 9 12 5 3 4 15 15 8 41
4 Swindon Town 24 11 7 6 39 30 11 3 5 3 15 13 13 8 2 3 24 17 9 40
5 Sutton United 24 12 4 8 38 31 11 8 0 3 19 10 13 4 4 5 19 21 7 40
6 Newport County 25 10 8 7 42 34 12 6 3 3 24 13 13 4 5 4 18 21 8 38
7 Mansfield Town 24 11 5 8 32 30 15 9 3 3 25 17 9 2 2 5 7 13 2 38
8 Exeter City 24 9 10 5 35 26 12 6 4 2 19 11 12 3 6 3 16 15 9 37
9 Port Vale 22 10 5 7 36 26 11 5 3 3 17 11 11 5 2 4 19 15 10 35
10 Bradford City 24 7 11 6 31 29 12 4 7 1 19 14 12 3 4 5 12 15 2 32
11 Crawley Town 23 9 5 9 28 32 11 4 3 4 15 17 12 5 2 5 13 15 -4 32
12 Leyton Orient 22 7 10 5 37 21 11 6 3 2 24 7 11 1 7 3 13 14 16 31
13 Salford City 24 8 7 9 28 24 13 5 6 2 15 8 11 3 1 7 13 16 4 31
14 Harrogate Town 23 8 6 9 35 35 11 3 4 4 18 18 12 5 2 5 17 17 0 30
15 Walsall 24 7 8 9 29 32 12 4 5 3 19 17 12 3 3 6 10 15 -3 29
16 Bristol Rovers 22 8 5 9 29 33 12 6 1 5 19 18 10 2 4 4 10 15 -4 29
17 Hartlepool United 24 8 4 12 24 36 12 7 3 2 16 11 12 1 1 10 8 25 -12 28
18 Rochdale 23 6 9 8 30 32 11 3 5 3 14 12 12 3 4 5 16 20 -2 27
19 Barrow 24 6 8 10 25 28 12 3 5 4 14 14 12 3 3 6 11 14 -3 26
20 Carlisle United 24 6 8 10 19 30 12 3 6 3 9 10 12 3 2 7 10 20 -11 26
21 Stevenage 25 5 9 11 22 40 13 4 6 3 16 17 12 1 3 8 6 23 -18 24
22 Colchester United 23 5 7 11 17 32 11 3 3 5 10 14 12 2 4 6 7 18 -15 22
23 Scunthorpe United 25 3 10 12 19 44 11 2 4 5 8 16 14 1 6 7 11 28 -25 19
24 Oldham Athletic 24 4 6 14 22 39 12 2 2 8 16 25 12 2 4 6 6 14 -17 18

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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.