Sutton Utd 3-0 Crawley Town – Result & Analysis
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Poisson model rates Sutton Utd at 53%, yet other data sources diverge — this Sutton Utd vs Crawley Town fixture contains genuine analytical tension.
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Match Analysis
Sutton Utd host Crawley Town at VBS Community Stadium in League Two, Regular Season - 40. Kick-off is scheduled for Tuesday 26 April 2022 at 19:45 UTC.
Form Guide
Sutton Utd — All Games: 5W 1D 4L from 10 League Two outings this season, averaging 1.60 points per game. Last five: L W W W L. They are averaging 1.30 goals per game and conceding 1.00 — a modest attacking output that tempers optimism on the Over 2.5 market. 3 clean sheets from 10 outings provides some defensive foundation.
Sutton Utd's home record at VBS Community Stadium: 5W 5D 0L from 10 League Two appearances (2.00 PPG). At home they are averaging 1.50 goals scored and 0.60 conceded per game. 5 clean sheets from 10 home games (50%) — they are an exceptionally hard side to score against at VBS Community Stadium.
Looking at all fixtures this season, Crawley Town stand at 5W 0D 5L from 10 League Two matches — 1.50 PPG. Last five: L W W W L. Their scoring rate of 1.20 per game is modest, conceding 1.40 — not a side to back heavily on the Over 2.5 from their form alone. 3 clean sheets from 10 outings suggests some defensive organisation. Both teams have scored in 60% of their games — a noteworthy BTTS rate that supports the Yes market.
On the road, Crawley Town have gone 3W 2D 5L from 10 away fixtures this term (1.10 PPG). Away from home they average 1.30 goals scored and 1.70 conceded per game. Both teams have scored in 90% of their away matches — a high BTTS rate on the road that directly informs this fixture.
There is minimal separation in the form figures — Sutton Utd at 1.60 PPG versus Crawley Town's 1.50. The form guide is not providing a strong directional steer; the model and market data will carry more weight in the final assessment.
H2H Record
There is little to separate the sides historically. From 1 previous meetings, Sutton Utd have won 1, Crawley Town 0, with 0 draws — a balanced ledger that offers no obvious directional steer on its own.
These sides have historically produced few goals — 1.0 per contest from 1 previous meetings. The Under 2.5 market has a well-supported historical case here. The most recent clash, on 16 Oct 2021, ended 1–0 with Sutton Utd winning.
With a balanced win record and just 1.0 goals per game historically, the H2H points toward a tight, low-scoring contest. Under 2.5 goals has the strongest statistical grounding from the fixture history regardless of which side wins.
In-Play Profile
Sutton Utd in-play tendencies (43 games, 21 at home): they score before half-time in 76% of fixtures in home games; when goalless at HT, a second-half goal follows 73% of the time; BTTS occurs in 48% of their matches (home games); Over 2.5 goals lands in 43% of games (home games).
Crawley Town in-play tendencies (43 games, 21 at away): they score before half-time in 81% of fixtures in away games; when goalless at HT, a second-half goal follows 83% of the time; BTTS occurs in 67% of their matches (away games); Over 2.5 goals lands in 52% of games (away games).
BTTS rates are mixed from the trading data — Sutton Utd 51% versus Crawley Town 65%; no strong lean in either direction. The over/under 2.5 picture is inconclusive from the in-play data (Sutton Utd 44% | Crawley Town 56%).
Poisson Model
The Poisson distribution model projects Sutton Utd 1.53 xG and Crawley Town 0.85 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: Sutton Utd attack 1.125 / defence 0.860 | Crawley Town attack 0.919 / defence 1.350. League average goals — home 1.005 / away 1.070. Crawley Town bring a strong defensive rating of 1.350 — this is suppressing Sutton Utd's projected output below what their attack strength alone would suggest. Data: 43 Sutton Utd games / 43 Crawley Town games used (CurrentSeason).
Result probabilities: Sutton Utd 53% | Draw 26% | Crawley Town 21%. Fair-value odds: Sutton Utd 1.89 | Draw 3.85 | Crawley Town 4.76. Sutton Utd hold a narrow Poisson edge at 53% — the draw (26%) is close enough to merit draw-inclusive market consideration.
Goals markets: Over 2.5 probability 42% | BTTS probability 45% | Total xG 2.37. Under 2.5 has a narrow probability edge at 58% — total xG of 2.37 is below the line but not decisively so. BTTS probability of 45% is moderate — neither team is projected to score with enough certainty to make Yes a clear standalone call.
Analysis Verdict
On the Poisson output, Sutton Utd are the pick at 53% — moderate model lean. With a 26% draw probability, Draw No Bet on Sutton Utd offers a more defensible entry point than the straight win.
Poisson projects 2.37 total expected goals, pointing to Under 2.5 at 42% probability — Poisson-only — limited corroboration conviction.
The Poisson model's BTTS call is No at 45%. This conflicts with form data: Sutton Utd 50% | Crawley Town 90% from recent games — a notable divergence.
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💡 Key Insights
🏟️ Match Context
• Fixture: Sutton Utd vs Crawley Town | Competition: League Two, Regular Season - 40 | Venue: VBS Community Stadium • Kick-off: Tuesday 26 Apr 2022, 19:45 UTC • Data inputs: H2H history, form splits, prediction model signals, and market pricing
📊 Statistical Prediction
• Poisson result probabilities: Sutton Utd 53% | Draw 26% | Crawley Town 21% • Poisson goal markets: Over 2.5 42% | BTTS 45% | xG Sutton Utd 1.53 / Crawley Town 0.85 • Poisson strength factors: Sutton Utd attack 1.125 / def 0.860 | Crawley Town attack 0.919 / def 1.350 | league avg home 1.005 / away 1.070 • Poisson stance: Sutton Utd (53%) — moderate lean
🧮 Prediction Model
1.53
Sutton Utd xG
Expected Goals
0.85
Crawley Town xG
45%
BTTS
69%
Over 1.5
42%
Over 2.5
22%
Over 3.5
Full score-by-score matrix & model internals in the "Full Poisson Detail" section below ↓
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
What time does Sutton Utd vs Crawley Town kick off?
Sutton Utd vs Crawley Town kicked off at 19:45 on Tuesday 26 April 2022 at VBS Community Stadium.
What was the final score in Sutton Utd vs Crawley Town?
Sutton Utd 3 - 0 Crawley Town.
Where is Sutton Utd vs Crawley Town being played?
The match is being played at VBS Community Stadium.
What competition is Sutton Utd vs Crawley Town part of?
Sutton Utd vs Crawley Town is a Regular Season - 40 fixture in the League Two (England).
Who is favourite to win Sutton Utd vs Crawley Town?
Our statistical model gives Sutton Utd a 53% chance of winning, Crawley Town a 21% chance, and a 26% chance of a draw — making Sutton Utd the favourite.
Will both teams score in Sutton Utd vs Crawley Town?
Our model estimates a 45% probability that both Sutton Utd and Crawley Town will score (BTTS).
Will Sutton Utd vs Crawley Town have over 2.5 goals?
Our model puts the probability of over 2.5 goals in this match at 42%.
What is the head-to-head record between Sutton Utd and Crawley Town?
Record (1 meetings): Sutton Utd 1W | Draws 0 | Crawley Town 0W.
What form are Sutton Utd and Crawley Town in?
Sutton Utd (all comps): 5W-1D-4L in 10 | 1.60 PPG | GF 1.30 / GA 1.00 | L5 L-W-W-W-L. Crawley Town (all comps): 5W-0D-5L in 10 | 1.50 PPG | GF 1.20 / GA 1.40 | L5 L-W-W-W-L.
🧮 Model Insight
How the Model Works This Match
The model rates Sutton Utd's attack at 1.12x the league average against Crawley Town's defence at 1.35x — combine the two and it projects 1.53 expected goals for the hosts. The same calculation in reverse, Crawley Town's attack versus Sutton Utd's defence, projects 0.85 expected goals for the visitors.
These ratings are built from 43/43 games of current-season data — a full enough sample to trust.
Scoreline Breakdown
Of every possible scoreline, 1-1 carries the highest individual probability at 13.6% — still a long way from a near-certainty, which says something about how open this one is on paper. Close behind: 1-0 (12.7%), 0-0 (10.9%). Those top three scorelines alone account for 37% of the model's total probability mass — a relatively concentrated, predictable distribution for this fixture.
Most Likely Outcome
Sutton Utd Win
53%
1.88
26%
3.83
21%
4.83
Top 3 Most Likely Scorelines
1 – 0
14.2%
Home win
Most likely
1 – 1
12.0%
Draw
2 – 0
10.9%
Home win
Expected Goals & Win Odds
1.53
Sutton Utd xG
Total xG
2.37
0.85
Crawley Town xG
1.88
53%
Home win
3.83
26%
Draw
4.83
21%
Away win
Goals Markets
69%
Over 1.5
1.45
31%
Under 1.5
3.23
42%
Over 2.5
2.38
58%
Under 2.5
1.72
22%
Over 3.5
4.55
78%
Under 3.5
1.28
9%
Over 4.5
11.11
91%
Under 4.5
1.10
Match Markets
Both Teams to Score
45%
BTTS Yes
2.23
55%
BTTS No
1.81
Clean Sheet
43%
2.33
22%
4.60
Win to Nil
23%
4.38
4%
22.23
Score Probability Matrix (%)
| H \ A | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 9.3 | 7.9 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 0.2 | – |
| 1 | 14.2 | 12.0 | 5.1 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| 2 | 10.9 | 9.2 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 0.2 | – |
| 3 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | – |
| 4 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | – | – |
| 5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | – | – |
Green = home win · Grey = draw · Amber = away win · White ring = most likely score
▶ Model Internals
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
What is the most likely scoreline for Sutton Utd vs Crawley Town?
Our Poisson model rates 1-1 as the single most likely exact scoreline, at 13.6%.
How many goals are Sutton Utd and Crawley Town expected to score?
The model projects 1.53 expected goals for Sutton Utd and 0.85 for Crawley Town, a combined total of 2.37.
How confident is the prediction model for Sutton Utd vs Crawley Town?
Not very — the model's leading outcome sits at just 53%, meaning this is rated as a genuinely open contest with no dominant favourite.
📈 Form Insight
Form at a Glance
Sutton Utd come into this having played 43 games, going 20W 10D 13L for 1.63 points per game. Their last five reads L-W-W-W-L.
On the other side, Crawley Town sit at 1.40 PPG from 43 outings (17W 9D 17L), a run that reads L-W-W-W-L across their last five.
Form-wise this is close to level: Sutton Utd on 1.63 PPG, Crawley Town on 1.40. Other factors will likely decide this one more than recent results.
Venue Form
Sutton Utd's home form reads 13W 5D 3L across 21 games on their own ground, a 2.10 PPG return. That's noticeably better than their 1.63 PPG overall — Sutton Utd are a different proposition at home than their general record suggests.
Away from home, Crawley Town have taken 1.29 points per game from 21 outings (8W 3D 10L).
Comparing the two in their relevant venue splits, Sutton Utd come out ahead — a more targeted read than the overall PPG figures above, since it strips out games played in the opposite context.
Goals in Recent Form
Sutton Utd are averaging 1.47 goals scored and 1.14 conceded per game recently; Crawley Town are on 1.23 scored and 1.35 conceded.
On BTTS specifically: Crawley Town in 65%.
Last 43 Results — League Two
Current season: same league only · Previous season: all leagues (covers promoted/relegated teams)
Sutton Utd
Current Season
Crawley Town
Current Season
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
What form are Sutton Utd and Crawley Town in coming into this match?
Sutton Utd have gone 20W 10D 13L in their last 43 games (1.63 PPG), while Crawley Town have gone 17W 9D 17L in their last 43 (1.40 PPG).
Which team has the better venue record — Sutton Utd at home or Crawley Town away?
Sutton Utd's home record (2.10 PPG) is the stronger of the two venue-specific splits — Sutton Utd at home: 2.10 PPG; Crawley Town away: 1.29 PPG.
Have Sutton Utd or Crawley Town been keeping clean sheets recently?
Sutton Utd have kept a clean sheet in 35% of their recent games, Crawley Town in 21%.
⚔️ Rivalry Insight
Fixture History
6 meetings separate these sides on the data we hold, the series stretching back to October 2021. Every recorded meeting has come in League Two. It has been a while since the last meeting — 20 April 2024, some 2 years back — so squads and form on both sides may look very different now.
Streaks & Records
The biggest gap between the sides came on 26 Apr 2022, when Sutton Utd won 3-0 — the largest margin of victory on record between these two.
Sutton Utd's record when hosting Crawley Town specifically: 2W 1D 0L from 3 games — a narrower, venue-specific slice of the head-to-head picture.
Last 6 Meetings
4
Sutton Utd
1
Draws
1
Crawley Town
Recent Meetings
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
What is the head-to-head record between Sutton Utd and Crawley Town?
From 6 meetings on record, Sutton Utd have won 4, Crawley Town have won 1, and 1 have been drawn.
When did Sutton Utd and Crawley Town last play each other?
They last met on 20 April 2024, when Sutton Utd 2-2 Crawley Town.
Who has won more matches between Sutton Utd and Crawley Town?
Sutton Utd have the better head-to-head record, with 4 wins from 6 meetings.
📈 Trading Insight
First-Half Patterns
Sutton Utd are typically involved in an early goal — the half-time board shows at least one in 76% of their matches. They've gone in front at half-time 57% of the time.
Crawley Town are typically involved in an early goal — the half-time board shows at least one in 81% of their matches. They've gone in front at half-time 33% of the time.
Full-Time Trends
BTTS sits in mixed territory for this pairing — Sutton Utd 48%, Crawley Town 67% — no strong lean either way from the trading data alone.
Over 2.5 has been close to a coin-flip for both sides — 43% (Sutton Utd) and 52% (Crawley Town).
On the defensive side: Sutton Utd keep a clean sheet in 48% of their matches.
Current season: same league only. Previous season: all leagues (covers promoted/relegated teams). All = any venue | Venue = Sutton Utd home games / Crawley Town away games. HT metrics require half-time score data — shown as — where unavailable.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Do both teams usually score when Sutton Utd play Crawley Town?
Yes — based on recent matches, both teams have scored in 48% of Sutton Utd's games and 67% of Crawley Town's, a combined rate that favours BTTS Yes.
Is Sutton Utd vs Crawley Town usually a high-scoring fixture?
Not particularly — Over 2.5 goals has come in for only 43% of Sutton Utd's recent games and 52% of Crawley Town's, pointing to a tighter contest.
Do Sutton Utd and Crawley Town tend to score early?
Sutton Utd have had a goal before half-time in 76% of their recent matches, Crawley Town in 81% — a useful reference point for first-half goal markets.
Dominant Sutton Utd run riot with a 3-0 hammering of Crawley Town.
📝 Match Report
How It Unfolded
Sutton Utd beat Crawley Town 3-0 at VBS Community Stadium, Regular Season - 40, in the League Two. The remainder of the report sets that outcome against the pre-match model, the markets and the teams' data profiles.
The Model vs The Result
The Poisson model went into this projecting Sutton Utd 1.53 xG and Crawley Town 0.85 xG, a combined 2.37. The scoreboard read 3-0 for 3 actual goals. Sutton Utd beat their projection by 1.5 — clinical relative to the chances the model priced in. Crawley Town landed 0.8 under their projected return. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Sutton Utd attack 1.12 / defence 0.86 against Crawley Town attack 0.92 / defence 1.35, drawn from 43/43 games (CurrentSeason).
On the result, the model split it Sutton Utd 53% | Draw 26% | Crawley Town 21%, with Sutton Utd to win its most likely call at 53%. The result followed the model's preferred path, landing its top-rated outcome.
Goals & Markets
The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 42%. The game delivered 3, so it went over — against the model's lean. Over 1.5 had been 69% and landed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 45% and the match did not — another call in the model's favour. Historically the two sides average 50% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Sutton Utd 44%, Crawley Town 56%), a base rate that agreed with today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 58%, which did not match the one-sided outcome.
Trading Patterns vs Reality
Sutton Utd's trading profile (43 games, 21 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 51% of their matches — today it did not; they keep a clean sheet 35% of the time, and duly kept one.
Crawley Town's trading profile (43 games, 21 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 65% of their matches — today it did not.
Form vs Result
The form lines were close — Sutton Utd 1.63 PPG, Crawley Town 1.40 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the Sutton Utd win broke the near-deadlock. Sutton Utd (home/away splits) scored 3 against a 1.62 average — above their attacking norm. Crawley Town (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.19 scoring average — below par going forward and shipped 3 against a 1.48 concession average — a leakier day than usual.
Verdict
Grading the result against the stored data, 2 of 3 pre-match signals came in: result (hit), Over 2.5 (miss), BTTS (hit). Partial vindication: some calls landed, others slipped.
💡 Key Insights
⚠️ This match report is generated algorithmically from the final score, our prediction model, and each team's historical form and trading data. Analysis is for informational purposes only.