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If you look at the standings this seems like a no-brainer in favor of Crawley Town given the odds, but things are a little more complicated than that.
Sheffield United is in abysmal for, losing the last 6 league games and being bottom of the table right now. But the hosts do have some quality in the squad and they played really well in the last two games, being very unlucky to come up with zero points against strong Wolverhampton and Preston, losing both games 1-0. United is showing clear signs of improvements lately and Crawley Town might just be enough of an accessible opponent for Sheffield to break the bad run.
The visitors are sitting in the top half of the table at the moment (8th) but in contrast with Sheffield United, they are playing pretty bad in the last few weeks. Crawley has just one win in the last three games against teams placed 13th and lower. After playing nice attacking football to start the season, the visitors have lost their offensive flow and enter this game on the back of three consecutive under 2,5 matches.
Sheffield United has big problems scoring also, the team netted just five times in the first 9 rounds. Just like Crawley, United has three consecutive under 2,5 games. With both teams struggling to find the net at the moment, this could very well be a tight game with few chances.
Regarding team news, the hosts have no new injury concerns but they continue to miss midfielder McFadzean and striker Miller. Crawley will have Gary Alexander available after three matches but he`ll start on the bench.
Sheffield can’t risk another loss and they will try to play a clever game, keeping a clean sheet and score sometime along the way, while Crawley will be happy to try and deny the poor Sheffield offense and wait for an eventual goal themselves. To sum it up, it’s a very balanced games involving two teams that are having big problems finding the net recently, both with some small squad problems up front. My pick for this one is under 2,5 goals and I`m looking for a 1-1 scoreline, but I wouldn`t be surprised for either side to be able to keep a clean sheet and edge it 1-0.
Pick: under 2,5 goals
Odds: 1.93 @ Pinnacle
Stake: 7
Possible profit: 6.51
Event date: 4 October
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