Crawley Town v Tranmere result

Full-time · Crawley Town 0–2 Tranmere

League Two · Sat, 23 Aug 2025 15:00 BST

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Crawley Town · Tranmere · Head-to-head

The model’s pre-match pick

Crawley Town 0–2 Tranmere — Tranmere won this League Two match. TACTIX’s pre-match model pick was Home or Away.

Free pick

Home or Away

This is one free selection. The model’s confidence rating, value against the bookmakers and every other market are part of Pro.

The record in this market: of the calls the model rated 70% or more on Home or Away in the last 90 days, 77.9% of 5118 landed (95% range 76.7–79%); it had given them 74.3% on average. That is the market’s record, not a forecast for this pick. How accurate →

Match report, in numbers

The result

Tranmere won 2–0 at Crawley Town in League Two on Saturday 23 August. It is Tranmere’s first win over Crawley Town since 28 February 2023, after three meetings without one (the 6 prior meetings TACTIX holds).

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals — Tranmere: Nathan Smith (56’, assisted by O. Patrick) and O. Patrick (80’).

How it turned

Replaying TACTIX’s published pre-match model through the match’s two key moments (goals and red cards), the biggest swing came with Nathan Smith’s goal on 56 minutes.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Crawley Town 0.00, Tranmere 0.00, from 20 shots to 10 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

The bookings — Crawley Town: K. Scott (8’); Tranmere: N. Kenneh (10’), Charlie Jay Whitaker (21’), Richard Smallwood (45+1’) and Patrick Brough (67’).

What it changes

Crawley Town move down from 21st to 22nd (five league matches played). Crawley Town have scored 41 goals, the fourth-fewest of the 24 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 42 games, ranked per game). Crawley Town have conceded 63 goals, the seventh-most of the 24 clubs.

Tranmere move up from eighth to seventh (four league matches played). Tranmere have scored 52 goals, the 12th-fewest (shared) of the 24 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 43 games, ranked per game). Tranmere have conceded 75 goals, the second-most of the 24 clubs.

Crawley Town are winless in their last six matches in all competitions. Tranmere are unbeaten in their last eight matches in all competitions. Tranmere have scored in seven consecutive matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, O. Patrick (Tranmere) 9.2, Nathan Smith (Tranmere) 6.2 and K. Scott (Crawley Town) 5.0 led the match.

Head-to-head

Crawley Town are unbeaten in the last three meetings with Tranmere.

What the model said

The model’s free pick, Crawley Town or Tranmere (no draw), a Bronze-tier call, landed — graded in the live track record, misses included. Bronze-tier calls in this market have landed 77.9% of the time in the last 90 days (3985 of 5118).

Next up

Crawley Town next travel to Wimborne Town on 8 November 2026.

Tranmere next travel to Fleetwood Town on 14 November 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Crawley Town: Wimborne Town v Crawley Town, Sunday 8 November — the preview. Next for Tranmere: Fleetwood Town v Tranmere, Saturday 14 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Crawley Town 0–2 Tranmere · League Two
Referee: G. Rollason
Model coverage: 246 markets priced for this fixture
Head-to-head (last 6): Crawley Town 3 · draws 0 · Tranmere 3 · 2.5 goals/game
Recent form: Crawley Town 0W 1D 4L · Tranmere 2W 3D 0L

Crawley Town 0–2 Tranmere (League Two): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across 246 markets, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.38 / 1.63

Goals

against 1.5 / 0.88 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.5 / 3.57

Corners

against 6.63 / 3.57 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

4.5 / 4.43

Shots on target

against 4.5 / 2.29 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

2.13 / 2.14

Cards

against 2.38 / 3.14 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

246

Markets analysed

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 19 August 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 19 August 2025. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Crawley Town for / against	Line	Tranmere for / against
Goals scored	1.38 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.63 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.5 for · 6.63 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	3.57 for · 3.57 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	12.75 for · 12.38 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	11.29 for · 8 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	4.5 for · 4.5 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.43 for · 2.29 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.63 for · 14.5 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	13.14 for · 12.86 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	2.13 for · 2.38 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.14 for · 3.14 against n 7 Last 5

Crawley Town

Crawley Town Defensive

Crawley Town — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Crawley Town before kick-off, to 19 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
C. Barker n 8	90	1.1 6/2	1 6/2	P. Brough
J. Flint n 8	90	0.8 4/2	2.3 8/6	L. O'Connor
H. Davies n 5	90	0.2 1/0	0.8 3/1	—
K. Tshimanga n 5	86	1.9 4/2	0.4 2/0	—
J. Williams n 8	81.6	2.6 7/6	2.2 6/5	—
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Crawley Town — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Crawley Town before kick-off, to 19 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Flint n 8	90	1.5 8/2
C. Barker n 8	90	1 3/2
H. Davies n 5	90	0 0/0
K. Tshimanga n 5	86	0.6 2/1
J. Williams n 8	81.6	1 4/2
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Crawley Town Attacking

Crawley Town — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Crawley Town before kick-off, to 19 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Barker n 8	90	0.9 6/1	0.1 1/0
J. Flint n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
H. Davies n 5	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
K. Tshimanga n 5	86	1 5/0	0.4 2/0
J. Williams n 8	81.6	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
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Crawley Town — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Crawley Town before kick-off, to 19 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Flint n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
H. Davies n 5	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
C. Barker n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
K. Tshimanga n 5	86	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
J. Williams n 8	81.6	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Tranmere

Tranmere Defensive

Tranmere — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Tranmere before kick-off, to 19 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
N. Smith n 3	90	1 3/0	2.3 3/3	—
C. Norman n 8	78.5	0.7 3/2	2 6/5	—
L. O'Connor n 8	88.5	0.4 3/0	0.9 5/1	J. Flint
P. Brough n 3	90	0.3 1/0	0.7 2/0	C. Barker
L. McGee n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.5 3/1	—
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Tranmere — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Tranmere before kick-off, to 19 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
P. Brough n 3	90	2.7 3/3
L. O'Connor n 8	88.5	2 7/4
C. Norman n 8	78.5	1.3 5/3
N. Smith n 3	90	0.3 1/0
L. McGee n 8	90	0 0/0
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Tranmere Attacking

Tranmere — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Tranmere before kick-off, to 19 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
N. Smith n 3	90	0.7 1/1	0 0/0
C. Norman n 8	78.5	0.4 3/0	0.4 3/0
L. O'Connor n 8	88.5	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
L. McGee n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
P. Brough n 3	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Tranmere — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Tranmere before kick-off, to 19 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
C. Norman n 8	78.5	0.1 1/0	0.4 2/1
N. Smith n 3	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
L. McGee n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
P. Brough n 3	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
L. O'Connor n 8	88.5	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Crawley Town		Tranmere
63%	Possession	37%
20	Shots	10
3	Shots on target	2
13	Shots off target	3
4	Blocked shots	5
11	Shots inside the box	4
8	Corners	9
4	Offsides	3
7	Fouls	20
1	Yellow cards	4
0	Red cards	0
0	Saves	3
380	Passes	215
77%	Pass accuracy	61%

Crawley Town Player Stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
H. Davies	90	0	0	0	0	0	5.9
C. Barker	90	1	0	0	1	0	6.9
D. Conroy	90	1	0	1	2	0	6.9
J. Flint	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
H. McKirdy	90	6	2	2	0	0	6.3
D. Cashman	90	0	0	3	2	0	7.3
K. Dixon	90	2	0	0	1	0	6.9
A. Adeyemo	84	2	0	1	2	0	6
K. Scott	79	1	0	0	5	Y	7.5
L. Watson	74	2	1	3	0	0	7.2
K. Tshimanga	74	1	0	0	0	0	6.3
G. Bajrami sub	17	0	0	1	0	0	6.5
Louis Flower sub	17	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
J. Roles sub	12	0	0	2	0	0	6.9
T. Showunmi sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Tranmere Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
L. McGee	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.5
L. O'Connor	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
N. Smith	90	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	8.2
P. Brough	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	7.9
C. Norman	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.9
R. Smallwood	90	0	0	0	0	1	3	Y	7.3
O. Patrick	84	1	1	2	1	3	1	0	7.9
N. Kenneh	73	0	0	1	0	0	2	Y	6.7
E. Bristow	73	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	7.2
Charlie Jay Whitaker	73	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6.9
J. Davison	63	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.6
C. Jennings sub	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
J. Turnbull sub	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
J. Lowe sub	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
Taylan Harris sub	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
S. Solomon sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Crawley Town v Tranmere — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Crawley TownLLLLD

Last 5: 0W 1D 4L · 0.6 scored / 2 conceded per game

TranmereWDWDD

Last 5: 2W 3D 0L · 2.2 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Crawley Town 3 · 0 draws · Tranmere 3 · 2.5 goals/game

2024-03-23 Tranmere 1–3 Crawley Town
2023-09-16 Crawley Town 3–2 Tranmere
2023-04-15 Crawley Town 2–1 Tranmere
2023-02-28 Tranmere 1–0 Crawley Town
2022-01-22 Crawley Town 0–1 Tranmere
2021-11-06 Crawley Town 0–1 Tranmere

League standing · 2025/26

Crawley Town#22 pos40 pts46 pl-24 GD

Tranmere#21 pos41 pts46 pl-25 GD

Goals per game

Crawley Town scored0.96

Tranmere scored1.17

Crawley Town conceded1.48

Tranmere conceded1.72

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Frequently Asked Questions

What was the model’s pick for Crawley Town v Tranmere?: TACTIX’s free model pick for Crawley Town v Tranmere was Home or Away.
What is the head-to-head record between Crawley Town and Tranmere?: In their last 6 meetings, Crawley Town won 3, Tranmere won 3 and there were 0 draws, averaging 2.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Crawley Town and Tranmere?: Recent form — Crawley Town 0W 1D 4L; Tranmere 2W 3D 0L.

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