Crawley Town vs Shrewsbury Prediction & Betting Tips

Recent form: contrasting away and home patterns

Shrewsbury's recent run is a mixed bag: a heavy loss at Rochdale, a home win over Salford, another loss to Fleetwood, then a win over Northampton before drawing away at Crewe. There's been no consistent pattern either way.

Crawley Town: 20 completed matches; Shrewsbury: 20 completed matches.

Crawley Town

20 matches

Win

25% 5 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

55% 11 / 20

Scored

19

Conceded

30

Difference

-11

Shrewsbury

20 matches

Win

20% 4 / 20

Draw

40% 8 / 20

Loss

40% 8 / 20

Scored

17

Conceded

27

Difference

-10

Crawley's home form is the bigger concern here. In their last four matches at home this season they've lost to Cheltenham, Bristol Rovers and Crewe, with only a draw against Northampton to show for it.

Crawley's home displays have been especially weak, which could matter with Shrewsbury visiting.

Comparative Team Statistics: Crawley Town vs Shrewsbury

Head-to-head: recent meetings lean one way

The last four meetings between these two have gone well for Shrewsbury: three wins and a draw, including a 5-3 away win back in October 2024 and a 1-0 home win last October.

Older meetings between the clubs stretch back over a decade, but they don't tell us much about either side's current form.

Recent history slightly favours Shrewsbury, though it's a small sample to lean on.

Where they sit in League Two

Seven games in, Shrewsbury sit 18th with seven points from two wins, a draw and four defeats. Crawley Town are down in 24th, picking up just four points from one win, one draw and five losses.

Shrewsbury have scored five and conceded eleven, while Crawley have scored six and conceded thirteen, so neither defence has settled down yet.

Crawley currently occupy the lower spot and have found wins much harder to come by.

Team news: discipline notes for Crawley

The only player data available concerns Crawley's disciplinary record this season. Farquharson and Arthurs have picked up four yellow cards apiece, while Ebiowei and Gordon have each seen red once. That's a fair number of cards for a squad still chasing results.

Crawley Town:

Penalty cards:

M. Ebiowei x 1 x 1

K. Gordon x 1

P. Farquharson x 4

This doesn't confirm anyone's unavailability, just that discipline has been an issue for Crawley this season.

What this could mean on the pitch

Both sides have leaked goals regularly this season and neither defence looks settled. Crawley's home matches in particular have produced goals at both ends more often than clean sheets.

Shrewsbury will take some encouragement from the recent head-to-head record, but their away form has swung between big wins and big losses, so there's no guarantee of consistency.