Title-chasing Birmingham City make the trip to struggling Crawley Town on Christmas Eve Eve in search for a seventh straight win in all competitions.
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Crawley vs Birmingham prediction: Both teams to score?
Key Stats
- Three of Birmingham's last five outings in league and cup have ended with both teams scoring.
- Over 2.5 goals have been produced in four of the hosts' last six matches.
- Three of Birmingham's last five games have ended with at least three goals being scored.
Correct score prediction: Crawley 1-2 Birmingham
Hosts Crawley have lost three of their last six outings in all competitions and on Monday night they go up against a Birmingham side that have won each of their last six fixtures three of which have ended in scorelines of two goals to one.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Birmingham the overwhelming favourite
- HOME: 7/1 (8.00) – 12.5%
- DRAW: 4/1 (5.00) – 20%
- AWAY: 2/5 (1.40) – 71.4%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
Birmingham are the expected winner of this game with a probability of 71.4% and we can't argue with the bookmakers on this one.
You can find all our predictions for today's games on our football betting tips page.
Most recent H2Hs: Met once before
Back in 2017, Birmingham played host to Crawley in the EFL Cup where they ran out 5-1 winners, it remains the only previous meeting between these two clubs.
England League 1 21/12/24
Crawley Town
Birmingham
England EFL Cup 08/08/17
Birmingham
Crawley Town
Crawley preview: Lost three of last six
Crawley made the trip to Peterborough last weekend where the pair played out a seven-goal thriller that will live long in the memory.
The hosts raced into a 2-0 lead but Ade Adeyemo pulled a goal back for Crawley shortly before the halftime interval. Peterborough restored their two-goal lead early in the second half but Crawley responded really well, scoring two quick goals through Will Swan and Tola Showunmi to make the scoreline 3-3. Sadly for the visitors, Peterborough scored the seventh and final goal of the game just after the hour mark to win the match 4-3.
Predicted lineup: Wollacott (GK), Mullarkey, Mukena, Barker, Kelly, Anderson, Camara, Darcy, Swan, Adeyemo & Showunmi
England League 1 03/05/25
W
Shrewsbury
1
Crawley Town
2
England League 1 26/04/25
W
Northampton
0
Crawley Town
3
England League 1 21/04/25
W
Exeter
1
Crawley Town
3
England League 1 18/04/25
D
Birmingham
0
Crawley Town
0
England League 1 12/04/25
L
Leyton Orient
3
Crawley Town
1
Birmingham preview: Won six on the run
Birmingham City welcomed Bristol Rovers to St Andrew's last time out where the Blues were looking to secure a sixth straight win in all competitions.
The hosts got off to a dream start, breaking the deadlock after just six minutes through Lee Buchanan, the defender's first league goal of the season. Shortly before the break, Birmingham were awarded a penalty and top scorer Jay Stansfield made no mistake from 12 yards out, doubling the hosts' advantage. There were no further goals in the second forty-five and that result took Birmingham onto 42 points from 18 games in League One this season.
Predicted lineup: Allsop (GK), Davies, Bielik, Buchanan, Klarer, Paik, Iwata, Anderson, Willumsson, May & Stansfield
England League 1 03/05/25
W
Cambridge Utd
1
Birmingham
2
England League 1 30/04/25
W
Blackpool
0
Birmingham
2
England League 1 27/04/25
W
Mansfield
0
Birmingham
4
England League 1 24/04/25
W
Stevenage
0
Birmingham
1
England League 1 21/04/25
W
Burton Albion
1
Birmingham
2
Player to watch: Jay Stansfield
Jay Stansfield impressed on loan at Birmingham last season and the club forked out a hefty fee to sign the striker from Fulham on a permanent deal in the summer.
Thankfully for the Blues, Stansfield has lived up to the billing with 10 league goals in his opening 13 appearances in League One this season, which isn't too shabby considering he scored 12 times in 43 games of the previous campaign.
Stansfield top scores for Birmingham City this season
We're backing Birmingham's top scorer to put in another impressive display away at Crawley on Monday night, helping to guide his club to a seventh straight win in all competitions.