Thursday , 2 July 2026

Crawley Town FC vs Reading FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2024-25
Sat 8 Mar 2025 · 12:30 UTC Broadfield Stadium 4,526 HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Crawley Town FC vs Reading FCLeague One at Broadfield Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Charles Breakspear
  • Assistant 1 Jonathon Block (England)
  • Assistant 2 Andrew Hickman (England)

Head-to-Head

1
1
Crawley Town FC 2 games · Avg 3.5 goals Reading FC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Mar Reading FC H 1–1 D
04 Mar Lincoln City FC A 1–4 L
01 Mar Cambridge United FC H 0–2 L
22 Feb Blackpool FC A 1–3 L
18 Feb Wigan Athletic FC H 1–1 D
15 Feb Wycombe Wanderers FC H 1–1 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Mar Crawley Town FC A 1–1 D
04 Mar Exeter City FC H 0–0 D
01 Mar Wigan Athletic FC A 2–1 W
22 Feb Birmingham City FC H 0–0 D
15 Feb Rotherham United FC H 2–1 W
11 Feb Shrewsbury Town FC H 1–1 D

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Crawley Town FC to score. At the same time, Reading FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' Crawley Town FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Reading FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 20' Michael Stickland needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 25' Crawley Town FC is showing some good football. However, Crawley Town FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 29' Reading FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Kelvin Ehibhationhan on 29.
  • 34' The travelling Reading FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 39' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lewis Wing made 383 appearances and scored 48 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 43' A meaty challenge results in booking for Louie Watson on 43.
  • 48' Supporters expect more eagerness from Charlie Savage, as he is very good at scoring at Broadfield Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 53' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 53 minutes.
  • 58' Time for substitution for Crawley Town FC. Louie Watson is replaced by Panutche Camara.
  • 62' The supporters are chanting for Chem Campbell. He replaces Mamadi Camara on 62 minute.
  • 65' It’s a booking for Crawley Town FC player. Ben Radcliffe gets a card.
  • 68' Junior Quitirna is replacing Max Anderson for the Crawley Town FC side.
  • 69' The supporters are chanting for Bradley Ibrahim. He replaces Ben Radcliffe on 69 minute.
  • 72' Another change for Reading FC made on 72 minute. Billy Bodin leaves to be changed by Tom Carroll.
  • 77' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 81' Another substitution for Crawley Town FC to replace Ade Adeyemo by Rory Feely on 81 minute.
  • 82' Reading FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Andy Yiadom is hanging Andre Garcia on the field on 82 minute.
  • 83' Another change for Reading FC made on 83 minute. Kelvin Abrefa leaves to be changed by Tivonge Rushesha.
  • 86' That looks like a foul for a card for Bradley Ibrahim.
  • 87' It’s a booking for Reading FC player. Chem Campbell gets a card.
  • 90' What a strike from Panutche Camara! The score is 1-1.
  • The final score is 1-1.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.13 Crawley Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.46 Reading FC xG
I would bet for: Crawley Town FC or Reading FC 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Crawley Town FC30% Draw29% Reading FC41%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.59
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Crawley Town FC or Draw
59%
Draw or Reading FC
70%
Crawley Town FC or Reading FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Crawley Town FC21% Draw48% Reading FC31%
Actual: Reading FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
10%
0 – 0
9.6%
1 – 2
8.7%
0 – 2
7.8%
1 – 0
7.4%
2 – 1
6.7%
2 – 2
5%
2 – 0
4.7%
1 – 3
4.3%
0 – 3
3.7%
3 – 1
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Crawley Town FC

Handicap Crawley Town FC covers Push Reading FC covers
-2.5 4% 96%
-2 4% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% 89%
-1 11% 16% 72%
-0.5 28% 72%
+0.5 57% 43%
+1 57% 22% 22%
+1.5 78% 22%
+2 78% 13% 8%
+2.5 92% 8%

Clean Sheet

Crawley Town FC keeps clean sheet
24%
Reading FC keeps clean sheet
33%

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.