Our prediction for this League 1 match:
Crawley Town and Bolton square off against each other at the Broadfield Stadium in what is expected to be an interesting League One game. The Red Devils are eager to put an end to their four-game winless run, but they will have a mountain to climb in Saturday’s matinee. Even though there are no fresh injury worries in Scott Lindsey’s team, home win should not be considered as Crawley Town have been struggling at the back of late.
The Trotters, on the other hand, rolled over Reading 5-2 in their last league match and seeing that Ian Evatt rested several first-team regulars in the EFL Cup loss to Arsenal, we are tempted to put our money on the visiting team. Dion Charles, who scored a hat-trick against the Royals, returns to the starting XI after playing only 12 minutes in the Emirates Stadium clash. Defender Chris Forino-Joseph should miss out with injury for 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.