Crawley Town vs Shrewsbury Town: match statistics
Crawley Town vs Shrewsbury Town: form, goals and key statistics
Key match information
Crawley Town played Shrewsbury Town in EFL League Two (England). The match was played on 18 April 2026. Final score: 0:0.
Current form
Crawley Town: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match. Shrewsbury Town: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match.
Goal statistics
Crawley Town scores 0.95 and concedes 1.51 goals per match. Shrewsbury Town scores 0.93 and concedes 1.53. League average: 2.56 goals.
BTTS / Over / Under
BTTS: Crawley Town 47%, Shrewsbury Town 44%. Over 2.5: Crawley Town 44%, Shrewsbury Town 47%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 47%.
xG, shots and style
Crawley Town has higher xG: 1.46 vs 1.24. Crawley Town: 13.5 shots per match, Shrewsbury Town: 11.4.
Match halves
Crawley Town: half-time lead 19%, second-half goals 0.63. Shrewsbury Town: half-time lead 12%, second-half goals 0.53.
Goals by minute
Crawley Town: 76-90+ (13 goals). Shrewsbury Town: 46-60 (10 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.
League context
League Two: 2.56 goals per match, BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 47%.
Head-to-head
Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 0-0-1. Average goals 1.00, BTTS 0%.
Archived pre-match analysis
This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.
General match analysis
Crawley holds a clear home advantage: average possession 60% and 13.95 shots per match versus Shrewsbury’s 44% possession and 9.81 shots on the road. The hosts generate more high-quality chances — average xG 1.53 vs 1.11 for the visitors and 4.48 shots on target per match versus 2.81, which translates to 1.24 goals scored at home compared to Shrewsbury’s 0.95 away. Defensively Shrewsbury perform worse away, conceding on average 1.95 goals per match and posting a -21 goal differential on the road, while Crawley concede 1.33 at home and have a -2 differential. Additionally, Crawley fail to score in only 19% of home matches, whereas the visitors are scoreless in 38% of their away games, so the hosts offer a greater scoring guarantee. Recent form over the last 5 matches is similar (both teams with 2 wins, averaging 1.2 points over the last 5), but the superiority in possession, shots and xG leads me to favor a Crawley win.
View the statistical overviewBTTS - will both teams score?
Crawley has BTTS at 32% this season and Shrewsbury 57%, but in the last 5 matches both teams recorded BTTS in only 20% of cases each. Crawley keeps a clean sheet in 45% of games, while Shrewsbury only in 10%, giving the home side a clear defensive edge. Goals per game are 0.91 (Crawley) and 0.95 (Shrewsbury) with average goals conceded 1.14 and 1.95, and in the last 5 matches the teams conceded on average 1.2 and 1.4 goals respectively, suggesting a low exchange of goals. xG shows a moderate advantage for Crawley (xG 1.37 vs 1.11) with xG against 1.30 vs 1.53, so despite chances one team is more likely to keep a clean sheet. Therefore I assign a higher probability to No BTTS: 68% vs 32% for the 'yes' scenario.
View BTTS statisticsOver/Under - goals analysis
I project a total of approximately 2.65 goals in the match: 1.45 for Crawley and 1.20 for Shrewsbury. This derives from xG — Crawley has xG_for 1.37, while Shrewsbury has xG_against 1.53, yielding an average of ~1.45 for the home side; Shrewsbury’s xG_for 1.11 versus the home xG_against 1.30 gives ~1.20 for the away team. With a combined λ≈2.65 the probability of at least 2 goals (Over 1.5) is about 74% (probability of 0–1 goals ≈25.8%), which is consistent with seasonal Over1.5 rates: 55% for Crawley and 76% for Shrewsbury. The 2.5 line is balanced (estimated Over ~49% vs Under ~51%), while Over 3.5 has a lower chance (~27% Over), so the strongest signal from the data is to back Over 1.5.
View Over/Under statisticsHT/FT - half-time and full-time scenario
At half-time a draw is the most likely outcome: the home team were level at the break in 73% of matches and the visitors in 48%, with the home side averaging 0.82 first-half goals (0.41 scored and 0.41 conceded). For full-time I favor a home win, since Crawley average 1.45 points per home game and win 41% of matches at home, whereas Shrewsbury have just 0.71 PPG and a 19% win rate and concede 1.95 goals per game on average. The home advantage in xG (1.37 vs 1.11) and in shots (12.91 vs 9.81) suggests Crawley will create more opportunities after the break and decide the match. Additionally, the hosts keep a clean sheet in 45% of games compared to only 10% for the visitors, which reinforces the half-time draw / full-time home win scenario (X/1).
View first-half and second-half statisticsHalf-by-half
Match statistics
Pre-match profile— what do the season numbers say?
This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.
Team stats— who is more efficient?
Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.
Shooting quality
| Crawley Town | Shrewsbury Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Accuracy (shots on target) | 31% | 27% |
| Chance quality (xG per shot) | 0.11 | 0.11 |
| Finishing (goals per shot on target) | 0.23 | 0.30 |
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 form— who is in better shape?
Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.
Goals— how 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.
Crawley Town scores in 63% of matches (27 of 43 matches), while Shrewsbury Town keeps a clean sheet in 28% (12 of 43 matches).
Shrewsbury Town scores in 63% of matches (27 of 43 matches), while Crawley Town keeps a clean sheet in 23% (10 of 43 matches).
How often they score at least...
How often they concede at least...
* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.
Both teams scored (BTTS)— how often do both teams score?
How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.
Goal patterns
BTTS and goal count
Goal count (Over/Under)— how often do these matches cross the goal lines?
How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.
Full match - team comparison (Over)
Over / Under - Crawley Town
Over / Under - Shrewsbury Town
1st half
2nd half
Match halves— when do the teams score more often?
How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.
Crawley Town is 13% better for: first-half form (half-time points).
1.07 pts / match - Crawley Town · 0.95 pts / match - Shrewsbury Town
Before half-time (1st half)
After half-time (2nd half)
Crawley Town - second-half results
Leads at half-time in 19% of matches and wins 19%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.
Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.
Shrewsbury Town - second-half results
Leads at half-time in 12% of matches and wins 30%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.
Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.
| 1st half | 2nd half | |
|---|---|---|
| Points per match | 0.60 | 1.60 |
| Goals scored / match | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Goals conceded / match | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Average goals in match | 0.8 | 1.4 |
| 1 goal | 40% | 80% |
| 2 goals | 40% | 60% |
| 3 goals | 0% | 0% |
| Clean sheet | 60% | 60% |
| No goal | 100% | 40% |
| Goal difference | -4 | +3 |
| 1st half | 2nd half | |
|---|---|---|
| Points per match | 1.20 | 0.80 |
| Goals scored / match | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Goals conceded / match | 0.6 | 0.8 |
| Average goals in match | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 1 goal | 60% | 80% |
| 2 goals | 40% | 20% |
| 3 goals | 0% | 0% |
| Clean sheet | 60% | 40% |
| No goal | 60% | 80% |
| Goal difference | -1 | -3 |
* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.
Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?
Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.
Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (13 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (16). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.
Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (10 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (18). Late-goal balance (76-90): -9 - late phases are a weakness.
* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.
Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?
A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.
Match profile
Crawley Town
Shrewsbury Town
* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.
League context— is this a high-scoring league?
How both teams compare with league-wide averages (League Two).
Teams vs league
| Crawley Town | Liga | Shrewsbury Town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average goals in match | • 2.47 | 2.56 | • 2.47 |
| Both teams scored | ▼ 47% | 52% | ▼ 44% |
| Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) | ▼ 44% | 47% | • 47% |
| Clean sheets | ▼ 23% | 27% | • 28% |
| Goal before half-time | ▼ 60% | 67% | ▼ 53% |
| Goal after half-time | ▲ 81% | 78% | • 79% |
^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.
Lineups and player events
Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.
Home team
Starting lineup
Away team
Starting lineup
Match timeline
Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.
Referee and managers
Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.
Referee context
See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.
Head-to-head
Previous meeting: Crawley Town 0 - 0 - 1 Shrewsbury Town. Average goals 1.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.
FAQ
What was the result of Crawley Town vs Shrewsbury Town?
The EFL League Two match finished Crawley Town 0:0 Shrewsbury Town. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.
What do the goal statistics show before Crawley Town vs Shrewsbury Town?
Crawley Town score 0.95 goals per game on average and Shrewsbury Town 0.93. The EFL League Two average is 2.56 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 47% of games. Both teams score in 47% of Crawley Town's matches and 44% of Shrewsbury Town's.
What form are Crawley Town and Shrewsbury Town in?
Over the last 5 games Crawley Town have a 2-0-3 record (1.20 points per game) and Shrewsbury Town 2-0-3 (1.20 points per game).
Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Crawley Town vs Shrewsbury Town?
The statistical background for Crawley Town vs Shrewsbury Town — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.