Crewe Alexandra vs Accrington Stanley Predictions, Betting Tips and Match Previews

We think 2016 will end with a bit of a whimper for fans of Accrington Stanley and for our tip we are backing their hosts, Crewe, to keep a clean sheet at 12/5 with bet365. For our correct score tip we can’t see a high scoring match but we think the hosts will be able to do enough to claim all three points. We are backing a 1-0 Crewe win at 15/2 with the same site.

Crewe are having a bit of a funny season, despite a positive start that got fans excited about an immediate return to League One, they have recently suffered a dip and have started to fall down the table. When success has come it has rarely been on the back of outscoring their opposition. With only six wins to their name in the league so far, only three of them have come when they have conceded at the other end. This means that boss Steve Davis knows it will be vital to shut out their opposition if they are to return to winning ways and with a record of keeping a clean sheet in 23% of their games he knows that they have a decent chance.

Davis will also know that his chances are improved by the quality of the opposition, Accrington are the lowest scorers in League Two and they have failed to score in 55% of their away matches. That record has worsened in recent results as they have also failed to score in their previous away games. One thing Stanley have done fairly well is to keep the opposition at bay, they have only conceded 12 times in their previous nine league games, so another tight game looks the order of the day.