England - EFL League TwoThe People's Pension StadiumData current as of September 08, 2026

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Crawley Town vs Cheltenham Town: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Crawley Town plays Cheltenham Town in EFL League Two (England). The game is scheduled for September 12, 2026. Venue: The People's Pension Stadium.

Recent form

Crawley Town has 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.80 points per game. Cheltenham Town has 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, with 1.60 points per game.

Scoring records

Crawley Town scores 1.00 goals per game and allows 1.60. Cheltenham Town scores 2.00 and allows 1.80. Games in this league average 2.67 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 60% of Crawley Town's games and 100% of Cheltenham Town's. The Over 2.5 rates are 40% and 100%, compared with league averages of 57% for BTTS and 50% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Crawley Town has the higher season xG average, 1.48 to 1.23 per game. Crawley Town takes 13.6 shots per game, while Cheltenham Town takes 9.8.

First-half and second-half trends

Crawley Town leads at halftime in 20% of its games and scores 0.60 goals per game after halftime. Cheltenham Town leads at halftime in 40% and scores 1.20 after halftime.

When the teams score

Crawley Town's most productive scoring window is minutes 61-75 (2 goals). For Cheltenham Town, it is minutes 61-75 (3 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

League Two games average 2.67 goals. Both teams score in 57% of games, and 50% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 2 previous meetings were available. The record was 1 home win, 0 draws and 1 away win. Those games averaged 2.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(2.37)
(3.50)
(2.80)

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Crawley TownCheltenham Town
1Goals scored / game2
Crawley TownCheltenham Town
1.6Goals allowed / game1.8
Crawley TownCheltenham Town
58%Average possession44%
Crawley TownCheltenham Town
3.4Shots on target / game4.8
Crawley TownCheltenham Town

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

13.6Shots per game9.8
Crawley TownCheltenham Town
3.4Shots on target4.8
Crawley TownCheltenham Town
7.4%Shot conversion20.4%
Crawley TownCheltenham Town
58%Possession44%
Crawley TownCheltenham Town
1.48xG for1.23
Crawley TownCheltenham Town
1.5xG against1.56
Crawley TownCheltenham Town

Shooting quality

Crawley Town: BalancedCheltenham Town: Counter-attacking
Crawley TownCheltenham Town
Accuracy (shots on target)25%49%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.290.42

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Cheltenham Town is 100% better for: last-5 form.

0.8 pts / game - Crawley Town · 1.6 pts / game - Cheltenham Town

Crawley Town
LWLDL
Season result split
20% W20% R60% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / game · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-0-2
Last 5 at home
0-0-2
LL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.48Opponent xG: 1.50BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%
Cheltenham Town
WLDWD
Season result split
40% W40% R20% P
Season (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / game · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-1-1
Last 5 away
0-1-1
LD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.23Opponent xG: 1.56BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 100%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Cheltenham Town is 100% better for: goals scored per game.

1 goals / game - Crawley Town · 2 goals / game - Cheltenham Town

Crawley Town is 13% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.6 goals / game - Crawley Town · 1.8 goals / game - Cheltenham Town

Crawley Town scoring profile: very strong

Crawley Town scores in 60% of games (3 of 5 meczów), while Cheltenham Town keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 5 meczów).

Cheltenham Town scoring profile: very strong

Cheltenham Town scores in 100% of games (5 of 5 meczów), while Crawley Town keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 5 meczów).

5Goals scored (season)10
Crawley TownCheltenham Town
8Goals conceded (season)9
Crawley TownCheltenham Town
2.6Average goals per game3.8
Crawley TownCheltenham Town
5Goals scored (last 5)10
Crawley TownCheltenham Town
8Goals conceded (last 5)9
Crawley TownCheltenham Town

How often they score at least...

60%1 goal100%
Crawley TownCheltenham Town
40%2 goals80%
Crawley TownCheltenham Town
0%3 goals20%
Crawley TownCheltenham Town
0%4 goals0%
Crawley TownCheltenham Town

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal100%
Crawley TownCheltenham Town
40%2 goals80%
Crawley TownCheltenham Town
20%3 goals0%
Crawley TownCheltenham Town
0%4 goals0%
Crawley TownCheltenham Town

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

57%
League average

Goal patterns

20%BTTS at half-time20%
Crawley TownCheltenham Town
20%BTTS in both halves20%
Crawley TownCheltenham Town
40%Scored in both halves40%
Crawley TownCheltenham Town

BTTS and goal count

40%Min. 3 goals and BTTS100%
Crawley TownCheltenham Town
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Crawley TownCheltenham Town
60%BTTS - last 5100%
Crawley TownCheltenham Town

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

80%Min. 1 goal before half-time100%
Crawley TownCheltenham Town
40%Min. 2 goals before half-time40%
Crawley TownCheltenham Town
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Crawley TownCheltenham Town

2nd half

80%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
Crawley TownCheltenham Town
40%Min. 2 goals after half-time100%
Crawley TownCheltenham Town
20%Min. 3 goals after half-time40%
Crawley TownCheltenham Town

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Cheltenham Town is 40% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1 pts / game - Crawley Town · 1.4 pts / game - Cheltenham Town

Crawley Town - half-time state
20% leading40% draw40% trailing
Cheltenham Town - half-time state
40% leading20% draw40% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per game (1st half)1.4
Crawley TownCheltenham Town
0.4Goals scored (1st half)0.8
Crawley TownCheltenham Town
0.8Goals conceded (1st half)0.6
Crawley TownCheltenham Town
1.2Average goals (1st half)1.4
Crawley TownCheltenham Town
40%Clean sheet before half-time40%
Crawley TownCheltenham Town
60%No goal before half-time40%
Crawley TownCheltenham Town

After half-time (2nd half)

1Points per game (2nd half)1.6
Crawley TownCheltenham Town
0.6Goals scored (2nd half)1.2
Crawley TownCheltenham Town
0.8Goals conceded (2nd half)1.2
Crawley TownCheltenham Town
1.4Average goals (2nd half)2.4
Crawley TownCheltenham Town
40%Clean sheet after half-time0%
Crawley TownCheltenham Town
40%No goal after half-time20%
Crawley TownCheltenham Town

Crawley Town - second-half results

20% W40% R40% P
5
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
5
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 20% of games and wins 20%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Cheltenham Town - second-half results

40% W40% R20% P
7
Half-time points
4
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
8
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.40
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 40% of games and wins 40%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.6

Allows 0.6 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Crawley Town - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.001.00
Goals scored / game0.40.6
Goals allowed / game0.80.8
Average goals per game1.21.4
1 goal80%80%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-2-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Cheltenham Town - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.401.60
Goals scored / game0.81.2
Goals allowed / game0.61.2
Average goals per game1.42.4
1 goal100%100%
2 goals40%100%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet40%0%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference+10
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Crawley Town
ScoredConceded
1
1
0-15
1
1
16-30
0
2
31-45
0
2
46-60
2
1
61-75
1
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (2 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Cheltenham Town
ScoredConceded
1
2
0-15
2
1
16-30
1
0
31-45
1
2
46-60
3
2
61-75
2
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (3 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

3.20
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.4 : 1.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
120%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
80%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-22%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
60%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Crawley Town

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.02
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.58
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.48
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.10
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
63%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
150%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 20% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

Cheltenham Town

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.33
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.53
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.77
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.24
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
187%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
113%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (League Two).

Teams vs league

Crawley TownLigaCheltenham Town
Average goals per game 2.602.67 3.80
Both teams scored 60%57% 100%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 40%50% 100%
Clean sheets 0%26% 0%
Goal before half-time 80%75% 100%
Goal after half-time 80%77% 100%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.67
Average goals per game
57%
Both teams scored
50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.60
Home goals / game
1.07
Away goals / game
+50%
Home attack advantage
+33%
Home defensive advantage
+37%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
32%
2 goals
7%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
77%
1 goal
47%
2 goals
22%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Crawley Town's perspective: 1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss against Cheltenham Town. Games average 2.50 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

Cheltenham Town FC
3 : 0
Crawley Town FC
Crawley Town FC
2 : 0
Cheltenham Town FC

FAQ

When do Crawley Town and Cheltenham Town play?

Crawley Town face Cheltenham Town on September 12, 2026 in EFL League Two at The People's Pension Stadium. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Crawley Town and Cheltenham Town?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Crawley Town won 1, Cheltenham Town won 1 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 2.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Crawley Town vs Cheltenham Town?

Crawley Town score 1.00 goals per game on average and Cheltenham Town 2.00. The EFL League Two average is 2.67 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 50% of games. Both teams score in 60% of Crawley Town's matches and 100% of Cheltenham Town's.

What form are Crawley Town and Cheltenham Town in?

Over the last 5 games Crawley Town have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 points per game) and Cheltenham Town 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Crawley Town vs Cheltenham Town?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.