Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Crawley Town 12th with 61 points, Scunthorpe United 24th with 26, 35 apart. Crawley Town had been under-performing their position — 19th on five-round form against 12th in the table. Per game in the league, Crawley Town were scoring 1.22 and conceding 1.43, Scunthorpe United 0.63 and 1.96, against a competition average of 1.23 goals per team per game.
Across 10 recorded meetings, Crawley Town have 4 wins to Scunthorpe United's 3, with 3 draws, at 3 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 70% of the meetings won by the home side. History points to goals: 80% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 70%.
J. Bell officiated: 91 games logged, averaging 2.0 yellow cards each. The People's Pension Stadium in Crawley staged the fixture, a ground that holds 6,134. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.