Crawley Town vs Cheltenham Predictions

Crawley vs Cheltenham predictions for Saturday’s League Two fixture at Broadfield Stadium. Crawley favoured against Cheltenham; visitors lost three of last four League Two away matches, suggesting another potential defeat when they travel on Saturday. Continue reading below for all our free tips and predictions.

League Two | Sep 13 2025 at 12:30 pm UK at Broadfield Stadium

Crawley Town vs Cheltenham Predictions

Are Crawley Ready to Pile More Away Day Misery on Cheltenham?

• Cheltenham’s away misery continues
  • They haven’t kept a clean sheet in 11 consecutive League Two away matches and have failed to score in three of their last four away trips.
• Crawley show flickers of revival
  • After going winless in their first five league games, Crawley have taken points from their last two, including a morale-boosting win at Harrogate.
• Both sides leak goals for fun
  • Between them, Crawley and Cheltenham have conceded more than 20 goals already this season, underlining why neither club can escape the lower end of the table.

Best Bet for Crawley Town vs Cheltenham

Saturday’s clash at the Broadfield Stadium might not grab the glamour headlines, but for Crawley Town and Cheltenham Town it feels like a defining moment, even this early in the campaign. Both clubs have endured turbulent starts, picking up scraps rather than meals, and this meeting has the kind of edge that comes when neither side can afford to slip further down the League Two ladder.

Crawley are slowly crawling back into shape after a rotten opening run. A 2-2 draw against Chesterfield gave them something to cling onto, and their narrow win at Harrogate finally got that heavy first victory monkey off their backs. Yet their home record is shocking – one point collected at Broadfield so far – and that sets nerves jangling for the supporters.

Cheltenham, meanwhile, are hardly flying. They also had to wait for their first points, a tight 1-1 against Salford followed by a dogged 1-0 win over Accrington. The Robins travel poorly, though, with just a single point on the road, and Michael Flynn must wonder how his team can possibly climb out of this cycle without a drastic change in away form. Both sides defend like a leaky bucket but don’t exactly terrify opponents up top either, which makes this contest intriguing in a chaotic kind of way.

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Best Bet for This Match

Here at BettingTips4You, we are committed to quality rather than quantity. Instead of throwing ten tips at you and leaving you confused, we handpick one Best Bet — the one prediction that truly stands out. For Crawley vs Cheltenham, our ultimate call is Crawley Town to Win.

Why Back Crawley to Win?

This isn’t about Crawley being brilliant; it’s about Cheltenham being dreadful away. The Robins have now gone 11 consecutive League Two away games without a clean sheet, and they’ve failed to find the net in three of their last four on the road. That’s not unlucky, that’s a pattern. Crawley may not be reliable at home yet, but their recent draw and win show a side beginning to stitch things together.

Harry McKirdy, who bagged a brace against Chesterfield, offers that little bit of edge in attack, and given Cheltenham’s tendency to collapse defensively, you’d back him to carve out at least one big chance. Cheltenham’s problems run deeper than just scoring – they’ve conceded in 21 of their last 22 league outings. At some point, that kind of fragility has to catch up with them.

As BettingTips4You.com expert Graham Hartshorn summed it up:

“This is a battle of two struggling teams, but the difference is that Crawley look like they’re climbing out of the hole, while Cheltenham are still digging.”

It won’t be pretty football, but it doesn’t need to be. Crawley are good enough to nick this by a single goal margin, and that’s all that counts at this stage. A likely correct score is 2-1 Crawley, reflecting both sides’ ability to concede but Crawley’s slight edge going forward.

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