This is an intense looking fixture between two sides who could really use the points as they are stuck in the bottom six of League Two. Crawley have been showing a bit of steel lately with three drawn matches in their last four, but Forest Green have exploded into survival mode having put a sequence of three straight wins together to get themselves away from the bottom. The Reds are 11/10 to pick up a home win with Forest Green 13/5 to raid Broadfield Stadium.
Football League Two – Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent 14th October – 15:00 UK Time
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Crawley
Forest GreenCrawley Form
When you are having a rough season, sometimes drawn matches can feel like a win. Crawley have had a couple of those lately with back to back draws against strong opposition in Luton and Lincoln. Of concern though will be the fact that the Reds have scored just one goal in their last six league games. They are D3 L1 in their last four and each draw was a 0-0 scoreline which is around the 9/1 mark to pop up in this one too. Crawley have only won one home game this season (D1 L6) and at a quote of odds-on to win a game against a team carrying form. Punters may well take a pass on them.
Forest Green Form
Forest Green have now won three games in a row after winning just one of their first thirteen games of the season. They have seen off Coventry, Stevenage and Morecambe, the former two both top half of the table sides. So suddenly Rovers are humming and will fancy their chances here. They have won their last two away games, both by a one-goal margin and just as a nod to their improvement, their win at Stevenage in their last road game saw them battle back from a goal down at halftime. This is the same Forest Green who collected two points in a ten game sequence at one point this season.
Head to Head News
This will be the first meeting at this high of a level in the English tier for these two. All others were in the Blue Square Premier and the old Football Conference. The last league meetings were in the 2010/11 Blue Square Premier and Crawley won both of those games to nil. Both teams have scored in just six of their last eight meetings.
Top Betting Tips
It doesn’t appear that there will be many goals in this one and while the draw has appeal, with Crawley losing four of their last five at home, Forest Green are the more likely for the two to find enough in front of goal to win this one. Side with the visitors in a low scoring game.