Crawley Town v Birmingham

Crawley vs Birmingham Preview

Crawley Town's promising five-game unbeaten sequence in League One was finally brought to a halt following last weekend's 4-3 loss away from home at Peterborough United but although the Sussex side return to the home surroundings of their Broadfield Stadium for Monday night's encounter with Birmingham City, the hosts may well have their work cut out here.

Birmingham City registered a sixth win on the trot in all competitions with a solid 2-0 home win against Bristol Rovers last Saturday and the west midlands visitors find themselves sitting in second place just two points behind the league leaders along with two games in hand.

Despite putting together a solid looking five-game unbeaten sequence previously in League One which included collecting important wins against Rotherham United and Charlton Athletic, Crawley Town still remain in the relegation zone of the English third tier table.

Crawley Town had also picked up useful points in the shape of three draws as well in recent weeks, gaining points in stalemates with Burton Albion, Huddersfield Town and Bristol Rovers, but the bigger picture does not paint such a rosy outlook for the upcoming hosts.

Indeed, The Red Devils have managed to capture just three wins within their previous 17 games overall in League One as well as slipping to 10 defeats in the process, but goals should at least feature here as seven out of Crawley Town's last 10 games have resulted in Over 2.5 goals.

Birmingham City racked up a fourth win on the trot in League One last weekend with a 2-0 home win against Bristol Rovers but in truth The Blues could have run out 4-0 or 5-0 winners quite comfortably.

Nevertheless, Birmingham City have put together a solid looking campaign so far in the third tier as the west midlands visitors seek a swift return to the Championship under manager Chris Davies, and having lost just twice in their 18 league matches to date, The Blues look the more likely to collect the three points here at the Broadfield Stadium on Monday night.

Despite slipping to two defeats so far on their travels with losses incurred at Charlton Athletic and Shrewsbury Town respectively, Chris Davies' side have also registered six wins on the road within their nine outings along with scoring two goals or more in seven of these nine away games as well.

Crawley Town v Birmingham City Verdict

There has been only one previous meeting between Crawley Town and Birmingham City which was in the League Cup back in August 2017 when The Blues ran out easy 5-1 winners at home, and although this scoreline is unlikely to be repeated here on Monday night, the prospect of a few goals looks promising.

Therefore, our main bet will be Over 2.5 goals @ 1.61

Other side bets worth considering:

Birmingham City win & Over 2.5 goals @ 2.00

Correct Score: Birmingham City 3-1 @ 11.00