Crawley Town vs Oldham Predictions, Betting Tips and Match Previews

Crawley drew 1-1 away at title-chasing Exeter last time out while Oldham thrashed Newport 5-0 at home, which means the gap between the two clubs was reduced to 4pts heading into Saturday’s clash. The hosts edge the form guide with two wins, three draws, and one defeat from their last six matches, with Oldham picking up two wins, two draws, and two defeats during that same period.

We’ve backed both teams to score on Saturday as three of the last five encounters between the pair have seen both teams score, as have three of Crawley’s and four of Oldham’s last six league games. Crawley have already drawn five times at home this season and fifteen times in total, while Oldham have drawn seven times at home and seven times on the road, so you can see why we have backed a stalemate between the pair this weekend.

Crawley score an average of 1.50 goals per home game and concede an average of 1.06 goals in their own backyard, while Oldham score an average of 0.83 goals per away game and concede an average of 1.83 goals, and we have backed the pair to play out a 1-1 draw this weekend. Both teams arrive in decent form and Oldham will be confident of taking home at least a point as 39% of their away games have ended in draws.

Both teams are unbeaten in their last three matches

Both teams have scored in 50% of Crawley’s home games and 56% of Oldham’s home matches, and we have backed both teams to get on the scoreboard this weekend as well. Crawley have only failed to score in 22% of their home games and Oldham have only kept clean sheets in 17% of their away games, which suggests the hosts are likely to score on Saturday; while Crawley have kept clean sheets in 39% of their home games and Oldham have only failed to score in 39% of their away games, suggesting that the visitors are in with a good chance of scoring as well.

Exactly 2-goals have been produced in 22% of the hosts’ home matches this season, as well as in 17% of Oldham’s trips on the road, and we have backed another 2-goals to be scored against this Saturday. Over 1.5 goals have been scored in 72% of Crawley’s home games and in 72% of Oldham’s away trips, which adds further weight to our prediction for a 1-1 draw this weekend.

We’re confident that both teams will score on Saturday and we have predicted a final scoreline of 1-1 between the two clubs. Both teams have been playing well of late and should be confident heading into this weekends’ clash, but the pair have drawn a lot of games this season and we believe Saturday’s match has all the hallmarks of another stalemate.