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Crewe Alexandra v Accrington Stanley : League Cup match betting preview, prediction and odds

Alexandra Stadium, Crewe

Crewe Alexandra and their manager Lee Bell will be aiming to beat John Doolan and his Accrington Stanley side on Saturday afternoon, as the pair go head to head at the Alexandra Stadium in the League Cup. Our predictions for each betting market are based on the past 20 games each side has played (home, away and overall) with extra weighting given to top teams. All the stats and graphics are designed specifically for the betting market in question. Head to head (H2H) stats between the team are also given where our data allows. Odds are provided straight from from leading bookmakers.

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Crewe Alexandra's next match is v Crawley at 15:00 on Saturday 15th August
Accrington Stanley's next match is v Colchester at 15:00 on Saturday 15th August
The last English League Cup meeting between Crewe and Accrington was on Saturday 8th August 2026
English League Cup
August 8th 2026
Crewe 2
1 Accrington
 
J. Lankester 7'65' F. Rawson
L. Moore 85'
 
CRE
ASY
Shots On
3
3
Shots Off
9
9
Corners
1
6
Possession
50%
50%
Fouls
15
13
Yellow/red cards
4/0
 
CreweAccrington
 
T. Booth
L. Billington
R. Hutchinson
M. Demetriou
L. Offord
J. Lankesterfootball icon (J. Tabiner 62')
J. White (A. Thibaut 72')
J. March
J. Gibson (L. Moore 82')
M. Holíček
C. Agius
L. Moulden
D. Love
football iconF. Rawson
(T. Moore 59') D. Matthews
(S. Mols 62') A. Henderson
(C. Caton 62') C. Stockton
J. Anderson
(F. Sass 79') D. Tutonda
C. O'Brien
(C. Brown 79') S. Conneely
J. Woods

Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We do not expect to see a a bore-draw or a slim 1-0 win here, and instead we're predicting over 1.5 goals. That means that Crewe and Accrington will score a minimum of two between them during 90 minutes. It's a prediction based on the recent form of the respective sides, as well as past records of their head-to-head clashes. We give it a probability of 79%. Bookies have it available at 1.22.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Crewe are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 52% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.83.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Crewe
52%
5/65/6
Draw
23%
11/4
6%
11/4
Accrington
24%
14/5
7%
3/1
Draw 1-1
11%
6/111/2
Crewe 2-1
10%
15/213/2
Crewe 1-0
10%
7/16/1
Crewe 2-0
9%
8/1
5%
7/1
Accrington 2-1
6%
12/111/1
Accrington 1-0
6%
11/1
8%
10/1
Crewe 3-1
6%
14/1
13%
11/1
Draw 2-2
6%
14/111/1
Draw 0-0
5%
11/110/1
Crewe 3-0
5%
14/111/1
Accrington 2-0
3%
20/1
10%
16/1
Crewe 3-2
3%
22/118/1
Crewe 4-1
3%
28/120/1
Accrington 3-1
2%
33/1
17%
22/1
Crewe 4-0
2%
28/122/1
Over 2.5 Goals
56%
4/53/4
Under 2.5 Goals
44%
1/119/20
Home 1st Goal
54%
8/133/5
Away 1st Goal
43%
7/5
1%
6/4
No 1st Goal
3%
11/110/1
BTTS - Yes
56%
3/4
3%
8/11
BTTS - No
44%
1/1
2%
21/20
BTTS - Home Win
26%
11/45/2
BTTS - Draw
18%
15/417/5
BTTS - Away Win
13%
13/2
7%
6/1
Home/draw
76%
1/42/9
Away/draw
48%
10/11
7%
19/20
Home/away
77%
1/41/4
Over 1.5 Goals
79%
2/9
2%
2/9
Under 1.5 Goals
21%
3/1
7%
14/5
Over 3.5 Goals
33%
2/119/10
Under 3.5 Goals
67%
4/114/11
Over 4.5 Goals
17%
9/29/2
Under 4.5 Goals
83%
1/72/15
Over 5.5 Goals
8%
10/1
15%
10/1
Under 5.5 Goals
92%
1/20
1%
1/33
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1/251/33
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
12/1
8%
10/1
Home DNB
69%
4/11
2%
7/20
Away DNB
41%
2/1
8%
19/10
Crewe win to nil
27%
12/5
4%
-
Accrington win to nil
11%
6/1
14%
-
Crewe / Crewe
29%
15/8
5%
17/10
Crewe / Accrington
3%
33/125/1
Crewe / Draw
6%
12/111/1
Draw / Crewe
16%
4/14/1
Draw / Accrington
9%
8/1
6%
15/2
Draw / Draw
15%
9/29/2
Accrington / Crewe
4%
20/116/1
Accrington / Accrington
12%
6/15/1
Accrington / Draw
6%
14/111/1
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Win / draw / win form
Crewe
games
Goals: Scored
Conceded
Games: Scored
/ 0
Conceded
/ 0
Clean sheets
/ 0
Failed to score
/ 0
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
Accrington
games
Goals: Scored
Conceded
Games: Scored
/ 0
Conceded
/ 0
Clean sheets
/ 0
Failed to score
/ 0
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
Goal Statistics

Crewe Alexandra's fans will be hoping for goals on Saturday afternoon, not least because Accrington Stanley have conceded in each of their last 6 League Cup games. A PG of 1.8 for L. Bell's side suggests that run should continue.

Crewe Accrington
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.8
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
17%
1
30%
2
27%
3
16%
4+
11%
There is a 83% probability that Crewe will score 1 or more goals
0
32%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 68% probability that Accrington will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away games
 
Attack defence ratings
League Cup - 2026/2027 season
Crewe
PG (predicted goals)
Accrington
1.8
1.1
Attack rating
9%
better
CRE
ASY
view stats
Games scored14
11
Failed to score6
9
Scored first7
10
Goals scored22
20
Avg. goals scored1.1
1
Avg. shots per game7
7
Avg. shots per goal6
7
Conversion rate for16
14
Avg. XG for1.1
0.8
KickOff rating
+9%
Defence rating
11%
better
CRE
ASY
view stats
Games conceded14
16
Clean sheets6
4
Conceded first12
9
Goals conceded24
30
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded10
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
7
Conversion rate against12%
15%
Avg. XG against1.5
1.7
KickOff rating
+11%

The line-ups for the League Cup match between Crewe v Accrington will show here when available.

Crewe League Cup squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1110
T BoothJ LankesterL Billington
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Booth GLK1
-
L Billington DEF11
-
L Offord DEF1
-
M Demetriou DEF1
-
R Hutchinson DEF1
-
M Holicek MID1
-
J White MID1
-
J Gibson MID1
-
C. Agius FWD1
-
J March FWD1
-
J Lankester FWD11
-
Subs
J Tabiner1
-
I Lawlor
-
P. Croker
-
A. Thibaut1
-
S. Dancey
-
L. Moore11
-
Accrington League Cup squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1111
L MouldenF RawsonS MolsD Love
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Moulden GLK1
-
D Love DEF1
1
-
F Rawson DEF11
1
-
J Anderson DEF1
1
-
C O'Brien DEF1
-
S Conneely MID1
-
A. Henderson MID1
-
D Tutonda MID1
-
C Stockton FWD1
-
J Woods FWD1
-
D Matthews FWD1
-
Subs
F. Sass1
-
S Mols11
-
C Caton1
-
C Brown1
-
J. Rogerson
-
J. Smith
-
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