Our prediction for this League 2 match:
Relegation-threatened Hartlepool will look to make amends for back-to-back defeats to Newport and Salford when they take on Crawley Town in the League Two round 44. The Pools are three points behind the safe zone, meaning that this has to go down as a must-win game for them. There are no fresh injury worries in the home team, but defender Euan Murray remains in the recovery room.
The Red Devils, on the other hand, have been having their ups and downs of late, with the team losing to Barrow, beating Tranmere, while sharing the spoils with Colchester. Crawley Town, though, are the worst travellers in the League Two (1-6-14), which is probably the main reason why we are going to bet on the hosts. Scott Lindsey is unlikely to make changes to the team that shared the spoils with Colchester on Tuesday evening.
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.