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Crawley Town
League Two | Gameweek 25
Jan 1, 2022 at 3pm UK
Broadfield Stadium
Colchester United

Crawley
3 - 1
Colchester

Nadesan (15', 55'), Lynch (37')
Ferry (88')
FT(HT: 2-0)
Sears (79')
Sarpong-Wiredu (31'), Skuse (76')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's League Two clash between Crawley Town and Colchester United, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Crawley Town 1-0 Colchester United

This game could certainly struggle to get going for large parts after such a long period of time without a game for both of these sides. Taking that into account, as well as the similar positions in the table, we are expecting a tight game on Saturday, with Crawley just edging out their opponents based on their form prior to the postponements, as well as Colchester's troubles away from home. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Colchester United win with a probability of 36.4%. A win for Crawley Town had a probability of 34.17% and a draw had a probability of 29.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Colchester United win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.69%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (7.41%) and 0-2 (7%). The likeliest Crawley Town win was 1-0 (12.19%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.44%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 2.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Crawley Town would win this match.

Result
Crawley TownDrawColchester United
34.17%29.43%36.4%
Both teams to score 43.63%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
36.69%63.31%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
17.31%82.69%
Crawley Town Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
65.31%34.69%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
28.59%71.42%
Colchester United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
66.8%33.2%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
30.2%69.81%
Score Analysis
    Crawley Town 34.17%
    Colchester United 36.39%
    Draw 29.42%
Crawley TownDrawColchester United
1-0 @ 12.19%
2-1 @ 7.12%
2-0 @ 6.46%
3-1 @ 2.51%
3-0 @ 2.28%
3-2 @ 1.39%
Other @ 2.23%
Total : 34.17%
1-1 @ 13.44%
0-0 @ 11.51%
2-2 @ 3.92%
Other @ 0.55%
Total : 29.42%
0-1 @ 12.69%
1-2 @ 7.41%
0-2 @ 7%
1-3 @ 2.72%
0-3 @ 2.57%
2-3 @ 1.44%
Other @ 2.55%
Total : 36.39%

How you voted: Crawley vs Colchester

Crawley Town
75.0%
Draw
0.0%
Colchester United
25.0%
8
Head to Head
Sep 18, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 8
Colchester
0-1
Crawley
Payne (22')
Ashford (26'), Ferry (45+3'), Nichols (84')
Feb 20, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 30
Crawley
1-0
Colchester
Tilley (90+3')
Tunnicliffe (44')

Sarpong-Wiredu (90+2'), Welch-Hayes (90+4')
Dec 1, 2020 7pm
Gameweek 15
Colchester
1-1
Crawley
Harriott (13')
Bramall (42'), Poku (44'), Norris (86'), Welch-Hayes (88')
Tunnicliffe (20')
Craig (41')
Jan 1, 2020 3pm
Gameweek 25
Colchester
1-1
Crawley
Nouble (64')
Prosser (72' og.)
Dallison (20')
Oct 29, 2019 7.45pm
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Walsall26184452262658
2Crewe AlexandraCrewe271210534231146
3Doncaster RoversDoncaster2713773730746
4Port Vale2712963328545
5AFC Wimbledon25135737191844
6Notts County26128642271544
7Bradford CityBradford26128637271044
8Salford City2612683023742
9Grimsby Town27122133744-738
10Chesterfield269984031936
11Bromley2681173632435
12MK Dons26105113937235
13Colchester UnitedColchester2771373028234
14Cheltenham TownCheltenham2697103639-334
15Fleetwood TownFleetwood258983331233
16BarrowBarrow2687112628-231
17Gillingham2594122326-331
18Swindon TownSwindon28710113542-731
19Harrogate TownHarrogate2885152338-1529
20Accrington StanleyAccrington2577113343-1028
21Newport CountyNewport2575133345-1226
22Tranmere RoversTranmere2668121940-2126
23Carlisle UnitedCarlisle2656152140-1921
24Morecambe2655162241-1920


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