Our prediction for this EFL Cup match:
St James Park will be the centre of attention on Tuesday evening as Exeter City and Crawley Town go head to head in the EFL Cup round 1. The Grecians kicked of the new League One campaign in style, with the team outclassing Wycombe 3-0 on the road, meaning that they are brimming with confidence ahead of the visit of Crawley. Defender Demetri Mitchell suffered an injury at the weekend, with Vincent Harper likely to replace him in the starting XI.
Scotland forward James Scott is pushing for a start as well. Meanwhile, the Red Devils aim to build on a hard-fought 1-0 win over Bradford City, but given Exeter’s splendid display in the triumph over Wycombe, we predict that the visitors are going to return home empty-handed from the trip to Devon. There are no fresh injury concerns in the away team.
Highlighted Team (Crawley):
Crawley Town are an English football club that compete in the League 2. The club was founded back in 1896 and in the 2011/2012 season they secured promotion to the English fourth tier for the first time. The Devils play their home games at Broadfield Stadium, the venue which was built and opened in 1997.
The stadium has a capacity of 6,144 spectators and is owned by Crawley Borough Council. Crawley Town are well known for their red home kit, with the team wearing white shirts and sky blue shorts when playing on the travels. Crawley Town fans consider AFC Wimbledon the club’s biggest rivals, but they have rivalries with Brighton and Swindon Town as well.
In 1959 the Devils won the Metropolitan League Cup, which is considered one of the club’s biggest successes. Crawley Town won the Sussex Professional Cup in 1970, the Gilbert Rice Floodlight Cup in 1980 and 1984, the Southern Counties Combination Floodlight Cup in 1986, and the Sussex Senior Cup in 1990 and 1991.