England - EFL League TwoThe People's Pension StadiumData current as of 20 October 2026

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

Key match information

Crawley Town play Shrewsbury Town in EFL League Two (England). The match date is 20 October 2026. Venue: The People's Pension Stadium.

Current form

Crawley Town: 0-1-4, 0.20 points/match. Shrewsbury Town: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Crawley Town scores 1.00 and concedes 1.89 goals per match. Shrewsbury Town scores 0.91 and concedes 1.36. League average: 2.48 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Crawley Town 67%, Shrewsbury Town 36%. Over 2.5: Crawley Town 56%, Shrewsbury Town 36%. League level: BTTS 53%, Over 2.5 43%.

xG, shots and style

Crawley Town has higher xG: 1.46 vs 1.38. Crawley Town: 13.0 shots per match, Shrewsbury Town: 12.9.

Match halves

Crawley Town: half-time lead 11%, second-half goals 0.67. Shrewsbury Town: half-time lead 18%, second-half goals 0.36.

Goals by minute

Crawley Town: 61-75 (4 goals). Shrewsbury Town: 31-45+ (3 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League Two: 2.48 goals per match, BTTS 53%, Over 2.5 43%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 0-1-1. Average goals 0.50, BTTS 0%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.47)
(3.30)
(2.55)

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.

Crawley TownShrewsbury Town
1Goals scored / match0.91
Crawley TownShrewsbury Town
1.89Goals conceded / match1.36
Crawley TownShrewsbury Town
54%Average possession43%
Crawley TownShrewsbury Town
3.67Shots on target / match3.55
Crawley TownShrewsbury Town

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

13Shots per match12.91
Crawley TownShrewsbury Town
3.67Shots on target3.55
Crawley TownShrewsbury Town
7.7%Shot conversion7%
Crawley TownShrewsbury Town
54%Possession43%
Crawley TownShrewsbury Town
1.46xG for1.38
Crawley TownShrewsbury Town
1.64xG against1.2
Crawley TownShrewsbury Town

Shooting quality

Crawley Town: BalancedShrewsbury Town: Balanced
Crawley TownShrewsbury Town
Accuracy (shots on target)28%27%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.270.26

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.

Shrewsbury Town is 700% better for: last-5 form.

0.2 pts / match - Crawley Town · 1.6 pts / match - Shrewsbury Town

Crawley Town
LLLDL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
11% W22% D67% L
Season (W-D-L)
1-2-6
0.56 pts / match · goal difference -8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-4
0.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-1-3
Last 5 at home
0-1-3
LLLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 2.4xG: 1.47Opponent xG: 1.69BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%
Shrewsbury Town
DDWLW
Season result split
36% W18% D45% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-2-5
1.27 pts / match · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-1-3
Last 5 away
1-1-3
LLLDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.50Opponent xG: 1.25BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%

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 is 10% better for: goals scored per match.

1 goals / match - Crawley Town · 0.91 goals / match - Shrewsbury Town

Shrewsbury Town is 39% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.89 goals / match - Crawley Town · 1.36 goals / match - Shrewsbury Town

Crawley Town scoring profile: strong

Crawley Town scores in 67% of matches (6 of 9 matches), while Shrewsbury Town keeps a clean sheet in 27% (3 of 11 matches).

Shrewsbury Town scoring profile: very strong

Shrewsbury Town scores in 64% of matches (7 of 11 matches), while Crawley Town keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 9 matches).

9Goals scored (season)10
Crawley TownShrewsbury Town
17Goals conceded (season)15
Crawley TownShrewsbury Town
2.89Average goals in match2.27
Crawley TownShrewsbury Town
6Goals scored (last 5)6
Crawley TownShrewsbury Town
12Goals conceded (last 5)5
Crawley TownShrewsbury Town

How often they score at least...

67%1 goal64%
Crawley TownShrewsbury Town
33%2 goals27%
Crawley TownShrewsbury Town
0%3 goals0%
Crawley TownShrewsbury Town
0%4 goals0%
Crawley TownShrewsbury Town

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal73%
Crawley TownShrewsbury Town
67%2 goals45%
Crawley TownShrewsbury Town
22%3 goals18%
Crawley TownShrewsbury Town
0%4 goals0%
Crawley TownShrewsbury Town

* 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.

53%
League average

Goal patterns

22%BTTS at half-time27%
Crawley TownShrewsbury Town
11%BTTS in both halves9%
Crawley TownShrewsbury Town
22%Scored in both halves18%
Crawley TownShrewsbury Town

BTTS and goal count

56%Min. 3 goals and BTTS27%
Crawley TownShrewsbury Town
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS9%
Crawley TownShrewsbury Town
80%BTTS - last 560%
Crawley TownShrewsbury Town

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.

1st half

89%Min. 1 goal before half-time73%
Crawley TownShrewsbury Town
44%Min. 2 goals before half-time45%
Crawley TownShrewsbury Town
11%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Crawley TownShrewsbury Town

2nd half

78%Min. 1 goal after half-time82%
Crawley TownShrewsbury Town
44%Min. 2 goals after half-time27%
Crawley TownShrewsbury Town
22%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
Crawley TownShrewsbury Town

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.

Shrewsbury Town is 95% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.56 pts / match - Crawley Town · 1.09 pts / match - Shrewsbury Town

Crawley Town - half-time state
11% leading22% draw67% trailing
Shrewsbury Town - half-time state
18% leading55% draw27% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.56Points per match (1st half)1.09
Crawley TownShrewsbury Town
0.33Goals scored (1st half)0.55
Crawley TownShrewsbury Town
1.11Goals conceded (1st half)0.64
Crawley TownShrewsbury Town
1.44Average goals (1st half)1.18
Crawley TownShrewsbury Town
22%Clean sheet before half-time45%
Crawley TownShrewsbury Town
67%No goal before half-time55%
Crawley TownShrewsbury Town

After half-time (2nd half)

1.11Points per match (2nd half)0.91
Crawley TownShrewsbury Town
0.67Goals scored (2nd half)0.36
Crawley TownShrewsbury Town
0.78Goals conceded (2nd half)0.73
Crawley TownShrewsbury Town
1.44Average goals (2nd half)1.09
Crawley TownShrewsbury Town
33%Clean sheet after half-time36%
Crawley TownShrewsbury Town
44%No goal after half-time64%
Crawley TownShrewsbury Town

Crawley Town - second-half results

22% W44% D33% L
5
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
-7
Goal difference (1st half)
10
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.56
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 11% of matches and wins 11%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.3

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Shrewsbury Town - second-half results

18% W36% D45% L
12
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
10
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.09
PPG before half-time
Lead holding200%

Leads at half-time in 18% of matches and wins 36%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Crawley Town - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.201.00
Goals scored / match0.40.8
Goals conceded / match1.41.0
Average goals in match1.81.8
1 goal100%80%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet0%20%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-5-1
Half-time: 0% leading - 20% draw - 80% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 2
Shrewsbury Town - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.20
Goals scored / match0.60.6
Goals conceded / match0.40.6
Average goals in match1.01.2
1 goal60%80%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+10
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 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.

Crawley Town
ScoredConceded
2
1
0-15
1
4
16-30
0
5
31-45
1
5
46-60
4
1
61-75
1
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (4 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Shrewsbury Town
ScoredConceded
1
1
0-15
2
2
16-30
3
4
31-45
1
0
46-60
1
2
61-75
2
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (3 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - 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

2.58
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.2 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
104%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
52%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-81%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
43%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
12%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 8 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Crawley Town

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.18
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.71
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.46
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.25
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
67%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
193%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.36
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
11% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 22% come in the first quarter-hour.
11%

Shrewsbury Town

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.18
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.63
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+3.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.47
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.16
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
93%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
91%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.33
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, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

* 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 TownLigaShrewsbury Town
Average goals in match▲ 2.892.48▼ 2.27
Both teams scored▲ 67%53%▼ 36%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▲ 56%43%▼ 36%
Clean sheets▼ 0%28%• 27%
Goal before half-time▲ 89%67%▲ 73%
Goal after half-time• 78%77%▲ 82%

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

2.48
Average goals per match
53%
Both teams scored
43%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.50
Home goals / match
0.98
Away goals / match
+53%
Home attack advantage
+35%
Home defence advantage
+32%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
30%
2 goals
8%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
77%
1 goal
44%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Crawley Town 0 - 1 - 1 Shrewsbury Town. Average goals 0.50, both teams scored in 0% matches.

Crawley Town FC
0 : 0
Shrewsbury Town FC
Shrewsbury Town FC
1 : 0
Crawley Town FC

FAQ

When do Crawley Town and Shrewsbury Town play?

Crawley Town face Shrewsbury Town on 20 October 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 Shrewsbury Town?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Crawley Town won 0, Shrewsbury Town won 1 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 0.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

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

Crawley Town score 1.00 goals per game on average and Shrewsbury Town 0.91. The EFL League Two average is 2.48 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 43% of games. Both teams score in 67% of Crawley Town's matches and 36% of Shrewsbury Town's.

What form are Crawley Town and Shrewsbury Town in?

Over the last 5 games Crawley Town have a 0-1-4 record (0.20 points per game) and Shrewsbury Town 2-2-1 (1.60 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.