Crawley Town vs Tranmere Rovers Prediction & Preview - League Two
Every one of Crawley Town's last six League Two matches has ended with them conceding at least twice. Tranmere Rovers have scored twice or more in only one of theirs. That is the tension in Crawley Town vs Tranmere Rovers at Broadfield Stadium on Saturday: one side cannot stop goals going in, the other does not often score enough of them to punish that.
What time is kick-off for Crawley Town vs Tranmere Rovers?
Crawley Town vs Tranmere Rovers kicks off at 15:00 BST on Saturday, 24 October 2026 at Broadfield Stadium in Crawley, West Sussex, in League Two.
- Fixture: Crawley Town v Tranmere Rovers
- Competition: League Two
- Date: Saturday, 24 October 2026
- Kick-off: 15:00 BST
- Venue: Broadfield Stadium, Crawley
- Match page: Crawley Town vs Tranmere Rovers predictions
Crawley Town have gone six games without a clean sheet
One point from six is the headline, and the detail underneath it is no better: no wins, one draw, five defeats, eight scored, 15 conceded. Crawley have shipped two or more in all six of those matches.
They are not toothless, though. Eight goals in six games, two or more in three of them, and only once in the run have they failed to score. Both sides have scored in five of the six, and five of the six have produced three goals or more. These are busy, open games.
The two most recent say it plainly. A 2-3 home defeat by Shrewsbury Town on 20 October, four days before this match. A 1-2 loss away at Salford City on 17 October, seven days before. Crawley have won none of their last three at home.
Where Tranmere Rovers' five points came from
Five points from six, built on tightness rather than goals. Tranmere have scored five and conceded nine in that spell, and have managed two or more in a game just once.
They have kept two clean sheets: the 0-0 draw away at Exeter City on 19 September and the 1-0 win away at Northampton Town on 20 October, four days before this fixture. They also failed to score twice themselves, and only two of the six featured three goals or more. Darrell Clarke's side have won one of four on the road in the run and none of their two at home.
Crawley Town and Tranmere Rovers team news
Crawley Town will be led by Kevin Blackwell, appointed interim manager with Jordan Tait as his assistant after Colin Kazim-Richards was dismissed following the Shrewsbury Town defeat that left the club bottom of League Two, and the pair take charge for this game Yahoo Sports. Defender Akin Odimayo was stretchered off with a hamstring injury during the Chesterfield draw and was ruled out immediately afterwards Sussex Express. For Tranmere Rovers, Joel Senior was sent off for a second booking in added time of the home defeat by Barnet Birkenhead News.
Crawley Town vs Tranmere Rovers prediction
Our prediction for Crawley Town vs Tranmere Rovers in League Two on Saturday, 24 October 2026 is a 2-1 away win for Tranmere Rovers at Broadfield Stadium. Crawley have conceded two or more in every one of their last six, and nothing in that run suggests a defence about to hold a lead.
Tranmere's problem is the opposite one, and it is why this is not a comfortable call. A side that has scored two or more once in six games is being asked to do it again. The reason to back the read anyway is that Crawley have failed to score only once in six, so Tranmere are unlikely to be able to grind out a 1-0 here the way they did at Northampton Town.
Our prediction: Crawley Town 1-2 Tranmere Rovers
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