Our prediction for this League 1 match:
Crawley
Match Time & Date:
10/08/2024
18:30
Prediction: 0-2
Blackpool
Crawley Town and Blackpool face each other at the Broadfield Stadium in what will be their season opener. Crawley chiefs have added the likes of Josh Flint, Panutche Camara, Rushian Hepburn-Murphy, Gavan Holohan, Muhammadu Faal, and Joe Wollacott to the squad in the summer transfer window, while the likes of Will Wright, Nick Tsaroulla, Adam Campbell, Kellan Gordon, Harry Ransom, Jayden Davis, and Liam Kelly are no longer part of the team.
The Seasiders, on the other hand, are eager to return to the Championship and they surely want to kickstart the new League One campaign in great manner. As Blackpool are a more experienced side than Crawley Town, we predict that the visitors are going to emerge triumphant in Saturday’s encounter. A man to watch in the away team will be Jordan Rhodes, who scored 15 goals in the English third tier last season.
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.
