Can Crawley Draw on the Magic of the FA Cup to Defeat Leeds?
Crawley Town vs Leeds United - 10/01/2021
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There are plenty of exciting ties to look forward to in the FA Cup this weekend but one of the most intriguing has to be the meeting between Crawley Town and Leeds United.
The match will be played at the People's Pension Stadium, with the hosts currently in 6th place in League Two and the visitors in 12th place in the Premier League.
Crawley Town come into the game having picked up a 1-0 win at Bolton Wanderers in League Two on the weekend. That result sees them well positioned in the table and they are only 4 points off the automatic promotion places.
Crawley Town have been extremely difficult to beat in recent matches and they come into this game on the back of a 9 game unbeaten run. They have won 5 of those 9 fixtures including a victory over AFC Wimbledon away from home in the FA Cup.
Home form shows Crawley Town are undefeated in their last 3 games but have picked up just a single victory from their 5 most recent matches at the People's Pension Stadium.
Trends show both teams have scored in each of their last 4 home games and Crawley Town have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 5 matches on home soil.
Crawley Town certainly know how to score goals when playing at home and they have scored 19 times across their last 9 home fixtures.
Leeds United come into this game having lost 3-0 at Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on the weekend. It was their first defeat in 3 games having beaten Burnley at home and West Bromwich Albion away, both of which came in the Premier League.
However, Leeds United have been inconsistent in recent months and they have won 4, lost 6 and drawn 1 of their last 11 matches, all of which have come in the Premier League.
Leeds United have been struggling away from home and have lost 3 of their last 4 games. The defeats have come against some of the strongest teams in English football, including Chelsea and Manchester United.
Trends show Leeds United have been involved in plenty of high scoring games when playing on the road. They have seen 20 goals in their 4 most recent away fixtures, scoring 8 and conceding 12. Leeds United have scored at least one goal in 11 of their last 12 away matches in all competitions.
Team news and Crawley Town manager John Yems may be tempted to go with the same starting XI from the victory against Bolton last weekend. There is some debate as to whether star striker Max Watters will start the game as he could be about to make a transfer to the Championship.
Leeds United may use the opportunity to give some of their squad players a game. This includes Ian Poveda, Tyler Roberts, Kiko Casilla, Hélder Costa, Pablo Hernández, and Jamie Shackleton.
This has the makings of being an entertaining FA Cup tie with the possibility of both teams scoring goals. However, Leeds United should have more than enough quality to come through this match and book their place in the fourth round.
Home team
Away team
Pred
Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
Coef.
Score
Live
coef.
FA
422236
1
4 - 1
3.01
2°-3°
14.50
14.50
7.20
1.20
1
1
-1
3 - 0(0 - 0)
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