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Crewe Alexandra
League Two | Gameweek 26
Jan 1, 2024 at 3pm UK
Alexandra Stadium
Bradford City

Crewe
1 - 0
Bradford

Long (13' pen.)
Rowe (39'), Booth (69'), Billington (77'), Demetriou (87'), Baker-Richardson (90+5')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Smallwood (38'), Alexander (39'), Halliday (90+1')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Monday's League Two clash between Crewe Alexandra and Bradford City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Newport 1-1 Crewe
Friday, December 29 at 7.45pm in League Two

We said: Crewe Alexandra 1-2 Bradford City

Both teams are heading in different directions at the moment, with the visitors experiencing a turnaround since Alexander took charge while the hosts are struggling. The result is likely to show the reality of where both sides are right now, as Bradford have shown they can win on the road in recent games. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Bradford City win with a probability of 48.61%. A win for Crewe Alexandra had a probability of 27.67% and a draw had a probability of 23.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Bradford City win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.5%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.88%) and 0-2 (7.64%). The likeliest Crewe Alexandra win was 2-1 (6.86%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.04%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 6.4% likelihood.

Result
Crewe AlexandraDrawBradford City
27.67% (0.142 0.14) 23.72% (0.0079999999999991 0.01) 48.61% (-0.148 -0.15)
Both teams to score 58.42% (0.095999999999997 0.1)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
56.86% (0.074000000000005 0.07)43.14% (-0.073 -0.07)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
34.46% (0.073999999999998 0.07)65.54% (-0.072000000000003 -0.07)
Crewe Alexandra Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
71.15% (0.14100000000001 0.14)28.85% (-0.14 -0.14)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
35.29% (0.17599999999999 0.18)64.71% (-0.175 -0.17)
Bradford City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
82.11% (-0.028000000000006 -0.03)17.89% (0.029 0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
51.32% (-0.051000000000002 -0.05)48.68% (0.052 0.05)
Score Analysis
    Crewe Alexandra 27.67%
    Bradford City 48.61%
    Draw 23.72%
Crewe AlexandraDrawBradford City
2-1 @ 6.86% (0.026000000000001 0.03)
1-0 @ 6.42% (0.0049999999999999 0)
2-0 @ 3.99% (0.018 0.02)
3-1 @ 2.84% (0.021 0.02)
3-2 @ 2.45% (0.016 0.02)
3-0 @ 1.65% (0.014 0.01)
Other @ 3.46%
Total : 27.67%
1-1 @ 11.04%
2-2 @ 5.9% (0.016 0.02)
0-0 @ 5.16% (-0.016 -0.02)
3-3 @ 1.4% (0.008 0.01)
Other @ 0.21%
Total : 23.72%
1-2 @ 9.5% (-0.012 -0.01)
0-1 @ 8.88% (-0.036999999999999 -0.04)
0-2 @ 7.64% (-0.04 -0.04)
1-3 @ 5.45% (-0.012 -0.01)
0-3 @ 4.38% (-0.026999999999999 -0.03)
2-3 @ 3.39% (0.0050000000000003 0.01)
1-4 @ 2.34% (-0.008 -0.01)
0-4 @ 1.89% (-0.013 -0.01)
2-4 @ 1.46% (0.0010000000000001 0)
Other @ 3.68%
Total : 48.61%

How you voted: Crewe vs Bradford

Crewe Alexandra
42.9%
Draw
14.3%
Bradford City
42.9%
7
Head to Head
Aug 26, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 5
Bradford
1-0
Crewe
Walker (43')
Kelly (45+1'), Richards (71')
May 3, 2023 7.45pm
Gameweek 38
Crewe
3-2
Bradford
Agyei (16', 43'), Long (90+11' pen.)
Cook (46'), Walker (54')
Aug 27, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 6
Bradford
0-0
Crewe
Banks (30'), Halliday (65')
Apr 13, 2020 3pm
Aug 31, 2019 3pm
Gameweek 6
Crewe
2-1
Bradford
Kirk (42'), Lowery (60')
Pickering (7'), Lowery (74'), Ng (77'), Dale (94')
Vaughan (32')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Walsall20134337191843
2Port Vale2110742619737
3Doncaster RoversDoncaster2110653124736
4Crewe AlexandraCrewe209832416835
5Chesterfield2197536231334
6AFC Wimbledon20103731171433
7Notts County208752821731
8Grimsby Town21101102833-531
9MK Dons199373326730
10Gillingham209382218430
11Salford City208662219330
12Bradford CityBradford207762422228
13Bromley206952523227
14Cheltenham TownCheltenham217682930-127
15BarrowBarrow207582018226
16Newport CountyNewport207582731-426
17Colchester UnitedColchester2041152322123
18Fleetwood TownFleetwood195862425-123
19Tranmere RoversTranmere205691529-1421
20Harrogate TownHarrogate2163121732-1521
21Swindon TownSwindon2147102635-919
22Accrington StanleyAccrington204792636-1019
23Carlisle UnitedCarlisle2036111532-1715
24Morecambe2135131938-1914


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