Our prediction for this League 2 match:
Crawley
Match Time & Date:
13/01/2024
16:00
Prediction: 2-1
Salford
Crawley Town and Salford City square off against each other at the Broadfield Stadium in what is expected to be an exciting League Two game. The Red Devils aim to build on back-to-back wins over Swindon Town and Bradford City and they are likely to stick to their attacking style of play. A man to keep an eye on in the home team will be forward Danilo Orsi-Dadomo, who scored four goals in total in the previous two league matches.
The Lions, on the other hand, have not recorded a win in League Two since October 24, 2023 and seeing that Crawley have found their form, we predict that the visitors are going to return to Greater Manchester with their hands empty. To make things even worse for the away side, experienced defender Adrian Mariappa serves a one-game ban. In their last meeting at the venue Crawley defeated Salford 3-2.
Highlighted Player (Conor McAleny):
Conor McAleny is a product of Everton youth academy, joining the club from Merseyside in 2003 at the age of 11. Despite the fact that his main position is centre-forward, McAleny is used as both second striker and left winger as well. McAleny did spend his youth career at Goodison Park, but it has to be noted that he made no more than two appearances for the Toffees at senior level.
The English attacker, who was born in Whiston on August 12, 1992, made his first-team debut in a 1-0 Premier League loss to Arsenal on December, 2011. Conor McAleny played for the likes of Scunthorpe United, Brentford, Cardiff City, Charlton Athletic, Wigan Athletic and Oxford United before signing a deal with Fleetwood Town.
The right-footed striker spent the second half of the 2018/2019 season on loan at Kilmarnock, scoring 3 goals in 11 appearances for the club in the Scottish Premier League.
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.
