Crawley Town vs Portsmouth Predictions, Betting Tips and Match Previews

Portsmouth were upset at the weekend when out of form Crewe took all three points away from Fratton Park after a 1-0 win and we are backing Pompey to go back to a solid base at the back for our tip. The tip comes from the both teams to score market, but we are selecting ‘No’ option at 4/5 with bet365. For our correct score tip we think that Portsmouth should be too strong for their hosts and we are backing a 2-0 away win at 13/2 with the same site.

Crawley’s season seems to be coming to a bit of a halt, as they have enough in the bank to avoid relegation but don’t look to have the ability to challenge for one of the play-off places. Although six of their previous eight games have finished with both teams scoring, it is a set of results which have gone against the norm, as just 56% of their home games this season have finished up this way.

Portsmouth have set their stalls out to defend for much of the season and have an impressive record of keeping a clean sheet in 41% of their away games this term. With this excellent record it is perhaps unsurprising that just 41% of their games this season have resulted with both teams scoring.

We can also take comfort in the head to head between these two sides, as in the five meetings between these sides just one of the games finished with both teams managing to find the back of the net.