Swansea and Crawley will meet in upcoming EFL Cup round on Tuesday, 12 August.
Will the hosts get an easy win as expected or can Crawley surprise us all? Read our Swansea vs Crawley prediction and preview to find out.
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Swansea vs Crawley prediction: Hosts to secure a confident win
Key Stats
- Swansea have gone under 2.5 total goals in three of their last five matches.
- Crawley have only scored two goals in their last five games, including their pre-season friendlies.
- Last season in the Championship, Swansea City have averaged just 2.33 total goals per game.
Correct score prediction: Swansea 2-0 Crawley
Although Swansea have been on a losing streak of their own, they are simply a much better team than Crawley, who play two leagues below them and have lost five matches in a row heading into this game.
With that in mind, Swansea should be able to secure a comfortable win despite their struggles in the final matches of pre-season and their season opener against Middlesbrough.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Swansea the absolute favourites
- HOME: 2/5 (1.40) – 71.40%
- DRAW: 19/5 (4.80) – 20.80%
- AWAY: 6/1 (7.00) – 14.30%
*Odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
We can see that the guests are the expected winners based on these Swansea vs Crawley odds, which makes sense considering Swansea play two leagues above Crawley and are hosting the game.
Anyhow, in addition to our predictions for this game, remember to also check our betting tips for today.
Most recent H2Hs: Only two meetings so far
These two teams have only met twice in history, and both of those meetings came in the last decade. On top of that, Swansea have emerged victorious from both of these games and both of them have ended 3-2 in favour of the Welsh team.
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Swansea preview: Hoping for an easy win to end the poor run
While the season has just started for Swansea, who have lost their opening match of the new Championship season to Middlesbrough, that was their fourth loss in a row if we count the pre-season matches.
So, they are obviously struggling to find their form at the start of the new season and a game against a lower-league opponent like Crawley will come in handy for the Swans to boost their confidence with a win.
Meanwhile, Filip Lissah is the only player on Swansea's injury list heading into this match.
Predicted lineup: Fisher (GK), Parker, Casey, Burgess, Tymon, Franco, Widell, Ronald, Cooper, Eom & Vipotnik
England Championship 03/05/25
D
Oxford Utd
3
Swansea
3
England Championship 26/04/25
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Millwall
1
Swansea
0
England Championship 21/04/25
W
QPR
1
Swansea
2
England Championship 18/04/25
W
Hull
0
Swansea
1
England Championship 12/04/25
W
Sunderland
0
Swansea
1
Crawley preview: Another loss incoming?
After they ended their pre-season with three losses in a row, Crawley continued this poor streak into the new League Two season with a couple of losses, bringing their total losing streak to five games. Considering their next opponent plays two leagues above them, Crawley are in a tough spot as they are serious underdogs heading into their duel with Swansea.
On the bright side, Crawley have a fully fit squad at this time.
Predicted lineup: Davies (GK), Barker, Conroy, Flint, McKirdy, Brown, Williams, Scott, Adeyemo, Holohan & Tshimang
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