Crawley Town 1-2 AFC Wimbledon – Result & Analysis

Poisson model rates Crawley Town at 39% — neither recent form nor the head-to-head data gives a clear steer either way as Crawley Town face AFC Wimbledon.

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AFC Wimbledon travel to Broadfield Stadium to take on Crawley Town in League Two (matchday 23). The game is scheduled for Friday 22 December 2023 at 19:45 UK time.

Form Analysis

Looking at their last 10 matches, Crawley Town stand at 3W 1D 6L — 1.00 PPG. Last five: L W L W L. They are averaging 1.30 goals per game and conceding 1.80 — a modest attacking output that tempers optimism on the Over 2.5 market. Both teams have scored in 80% of their matches — an extremely high rate that makes BTTS Yes a well-supported standalone angle from their form alone.

At home, Crawley Town have gone 6W 0D 4L in their last 10 home games (1.80 PPG). They are averaging 2.00 goals per home game — a prolific scoring rate in front of their own fans. Both teams have scored in 70% of their home games — an outstanding BTTS rate that is a key data point for this fixture. Their home PPG of 1.80 is noticeably stronger than their overall 1.00 — Crawley Town are significantly better at home than their overall form suggests.

Across their last 10 games, AFC Wimbledon have recorded 3W 3D 4L — 1.20 PPG. Last five: W W L W D. Their scoring rate of 1.30 per game is modest, conceding 1.20 — not a side to back heavily on the Over 2.5 from their form alone. 5 clean sheets from 10 games (50%) is an exceptional defensive record — they are keeping clean sheets more often than not. Both teams have scored in just 30% of their games, reflecting a regular tendency to keep or record clean sheets.

On the road, AFC Wimbledon have gone 4W 4D 2L in their last 10 away fixtures (1.60 PPG). Away from home they average 1.20 goals scored and 0.80 conceded per game. 6 away clean sheets from their last 10 away games (60%) — they are hard to break down on the road. Away from home, both teams have scored in only 30% of games — a low rate that backs BTTS No when they travel.

The form figures are too closely matched to derive a directional pick: Crawley Town 1.00 PPG, AFC Wimbledon 1.20 PPG. Look to other data sets to build the analysis.

Head to Head

There is little to separate the sides in our head-to-head data. From 2 H2H matches, Crawley Town have won 1, AFC Wimbledon 1, with 0 draws — a balanced record that offers no clear steer on its own. With only 2 H2H matches to go on, treat this as a light input.

The 2 H2H matches in our data have been tight, averaging just 1.5 goals per game — a meaningful input for the Under 2.5 market. The most recent of those, on 18 Mar 2023, ended Crawley Town 1–0 AFC Wimbledon — a Crawley Town win.

With a balanced win record and just 1.5 goals per game, the H2H data points toward a tight, low-scoring contest — Under 2.5 is the stronger head-to-head angle regardless of which side wins.

In-Play Data

Crawley Town trading profile (last 67 games, 34 of them at home): at least one goal arrives before half-time in 76% of their matches in home games; when goalless at HT, a second-half goal follows 71% of the time; of the 17 games they led at half-time, they failed to win 29%; BTTS occurs in 59% of their matches (home games); Over 2.5 goals lands in 56% of games (home games); they fail to score in 33% of games.

AFC Wimbledon trading profile (last 67 games, 34 of them away): at least one goal arrives before half-time in 53% of their matches in away games; when goalless at HT, a second-half goal follows 58% of the time; of the 23 games they led at half-time, they failed to win 48%; BTTS occurs in 47% of their matches (away games); Over 2.5 goals lands in 47% of games (away games); they fail to score in 31% of games.

BTTS rates are mixed from the trading data — Crawley Town 57% versus AFC Wimbledon 51%; no strong lean in either direction. The over/under 2.5 picture is inconclusive from the in-play data (Crawley Town 55% | AFC Wimbledon 45%).

Poisson Model

The Poisson distribution model projects Crawley Town 1.29 xG and AFC Wimbledon 1.15 xG. These expected goals figures are the primary input: they feed a goal-probability matrix across all scoreline combinations to derive the result and market probabilities below. Underlying strength ratings: Crawley Town attack 1.105 / defence 1.137 | AFC Wimbledon attack 0.793 / defence 0.758. League average goals — home 1.543 / away 1.272. AFC Wimbledon bring a tight defence (rating 0.758, below 1 = concedes less than average) — this is pulling Crawley Town's projected output down. AFC Wimbledon's attack rating of 0.793 is below the league average, which holds their xG down at 1.15. Data: built from Crawley Town's last 67 games and AFC Wimbledon's last 67.

Result probabilities: Crawley Town 39% | Draw 30% | AFC Wimbledon 32%. Fair-value odds: Crawley Town 2.58 | Draw 3.39 | AFC Wimbledon 3.15. This is a low-confidence result — no outcome reaches 45%. The draw at 30% is a primary outcome, not an afterthought.

Goals markets: Over 2.5 probability 44% | BTTS Yes probability 51% | Total xG 2.44. Under 2.5 has a narrow probability edge at 56% — total xG of 2.44 is below the line but not decisively so. BTTS Yes at 51% is only a slight lean — neither team is projected to score with enough certainty to make Yes a clear standalone call.

Analysis Verdict

On the Poisson output, Crawley Town are the pick at 39% — marginal model lean. With a 30% draw probability, Draw No Bet on Crawley Town offers a more defensible entry point than the straight win. The opposing side holds a 32% win probability per the model — this is not a banker and should be staked accordingly.

Poisson projects 2.44 total expected goals, pointing to Under 2.5 at 56% probability — a Poisson-only call with no corroboration from form or H2H.

The Poisson model's BTTS call is Yes at 51%. Form rates are neutral — both teams scored in: Crawley Town 70% (last 10 home games) | AFC Wimbledon 30% (last 10 away games).

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