Salford City vs Crawley Town Prediction & Betting Tips

Form guides two different stories

Salford lost their opening three League Two games this season but have since turned things around, going three wins and a draw in their next four. Those home wins have been tidy rather than flashy: 1-0 over Swindon, 1-0 over Port Vale and 2-1 against Newport.

Salford City: 20 completed matches; Crawley Town: 20 completed matches.

Salford City

20 matches

Win

50% 10 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

25% 5 / 20

Scored

33

Conceded

25

Difference

+8

Crawley Town

20 matches

Win

25% 5 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

55% 11 / 20

Scored

19

Conceded

30

Difference

-11

Crawley's league campaign has been tougher going. Their only win so far came away at Rochdale back in August, and since then they've lost four of five, including back-to-back defeats to Cheltenham and Grimsby in their last two outings.

Salford go into this on a four-game unbeaten run in the league, while Crawley have won just once all season.

Comparative Team Statistics: Salford City vs Crawley Town

A fixture with plenty of shared history

These two have met a dozen times in League Two since 2019, and a good number of those games have been close, with six draws in that span. The most recent meeting finished 0-0 at Crawley in May, while the one before that was a wild 4-3 win for Salford at home last November.

Looking specifically at games played at Salford's ground, they've won two and drawn three of the last six meetings there, without a defeat to Crawley recorded.

Salford's unbeaten home record against Crawley across these meetings is worth flagging, though it spans several years and different squads.

Where they sit right now

Salford are 12th with 10 points from seven games, having won three, drawn one and lost three. Crawley are well below them in 24th, on just four points from the same number of matches, with only one win to their name.

Discipline has been an issue for Crawley

Crawley's squad card count stands out this season. Two of their players, M. Ebiowei and K. Gordon, have already picked up red cards, while others like P. Farquharson, J. Arthurs and J. Fourcroy are already carrying three or four yellows each in a handful of appearances.

Salford City:

Best scorers:

J. Powell - 3

Best assist providers:

L. Molyneux - 3

J. Powell - 2

Penalty cards:

A. Odoh x 1 x 2

Crawley Town:

Penalty cards:

M. Ebiowei x 1 x 1

K. Gordon x 1

P. Farquharson x 4

Salford have had one red card in their group too, for A. Odoh, but nothing on the same scale. These are season tallies rather than confirmed absences for this specific fixture, so it's more a pattern to watch than a certainty.

How this one could play out

Salford's recent home wins have all been narrow, 1-0, 1-0 and 2-1, which points to a side winning without needing to score freely. Crawley, meanwhile, have conceded in every one of their last five league games on the road.

That combination suggests a tight, low-scoring home win is a realistic pattern here, though Crawley have found the net in four of their last five league matches, so a clean sheet for Salford isn't a given.