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Watford v Crawley Town : League Cup match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 8th Aug, 15:00 BST, Vicarage Road, Watford

Watford and Crawley Town meet at the Vicarage Road on Saturday afternoon, with both Alessio Dionisi and Scott Lindsey aiming for victory in the League Cup. We want you to make a smart bet on this match, so we've searched our extensive database and found the statistics that will help you do exactly that. Head-to-head and recent form are included, and the KickOff predictions are produced from them. The best odds are there to make sure you get the best return.


Best Tip: Watford to win

As training goes on this week and the Watford players prepare themselves for this game, the bookmakers have predicted a victory for them. The odds and our pre-match statistics below suggest the same, as does the historical head-to-head (H2H) record we take advantage of in our predictive algorithms. The Vicarage Road hasn't been an easy place to go for Crawley in the past, and we we think that will be the case again on Saturday afternoon. A win / draw / win home win is the way to go.

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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 Watford are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 75% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.27.

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

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Watford
75%
27/100
4%
-
Draw
15%
9/2
4%
-
Crawley
9%
17/2
21%
-
Watford 2-0
12%
6/1
8%
-
Watford 3-0
10%
7/1
7%
-
Watford 1-0
9%
15/2-
Watford 2-1
9%
8/1
5%
-
Watford 3-1
8%
10/1-
Draw 1-1
7%
10/1-
Watford 4-0
6%
11/1
9%
-
Watford 4-1
5%
16/1-
Draw 0-0
4%
16/1-
Draw 2-2
4%
20/1
9%
-
Watford 5-0
3%
22/1
10%
-
Watford 3-2
3%
25/1
10%
-
Crawley 1-0
3%
25/1
10%
-
Crawley 2-1
3%
28/1
15%
-
Watford 5-1
2%
28/1
12%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
64%
1/2-
Under 2.5 Goals
36%
6/4-
Home 1st Goal
61%
3/10
1%
-
Away 1st Goal
36%
12/5
9%
-
No 1st Goal
2%
16/1-
BTTS - Yes
50%
19/20
3%
-
BTTS - No
50%
4/5
3%
-
BTTS - Home Win
33%
15/8-
BTTS - Draw
12%
6/1-
BTTS - Away Win
5%
16/1
19%
-
Home/draw
91%
1/14
2%
-
Away/draw
25%
11/4
6%
-
Home/away
85%
1/7-
Over 1.5 Goals
84%
1/7-
Under 1.5 Goals
16%
9/2-
Over 3.5 Goals
42%
5/4
2%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
58%
4/7
3%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
24%
11/4-
Under 4.5 Goals
76%
1/4-
Over 5.5 Goals
12%
7/1
14%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
88%
1/12
2%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/40-
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
16/1-
Home DNB
86%
1/14
1%
-
Away DNB
20%
8/1
10%
-
Watford win to nil
42%
11/10
5%
-
Crawley win to nil
4%
18/1
10%
-
Watford / Watford
47%
8/11
4%
-
Watford / Crawley
2%
50/1-
Watford / Draw
4%
18/1-
Draw / Watford
21%
3/1-
Draw / Crawley
4%
20/1
9%
-
Draw / Draw
10%
15/2
6%
-
Crawley / Watford
4%
18/1-
Crawley / Crawley
4%
18/1
10%
-
Crawley / Draw
4%
20/1
9%
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Win / draw / win form
Watford
games
Goals: Scored
Conceded
Games: Scored
/ 0
Conceded
/ 0
Clean sheets
/ 0
Failed to score
/ 0
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
Crawley
games
Goals: Scored
Conceded
Games: Scored
/ 0
Conceded
/ 0
Clean sheets
/ 0
Failed to score
/ 0
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
Goal Statistics
Watford Crawley
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.5
goals
0.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
1
20%
2
26%
3
21%
4+
25%
There is a 72% probability that Watford will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
46%
1
36%
2
14%
3
4+
There is a 82% probability of Crawley scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away games
 
Attack defence ratings
League Cup - 2026/2027 season
Watford
PG (predicted goals)
Crawley
2.5
0.8
Attack rating
1%
better
WAT
CRA
view stats
Games scored11
9
Failed to score9
11
Scored first4
5
Goals scored16
16
Avg. goals scored0.8
0.8
Avg. shots per game9
9
Avg. shots per goal12
11
Conversion rate for9
9
Avg. XG for1.3
1.2
KickOff rating
+1%
Defence rating
WAT
CRA
36%
better
view stats
Games conceded17
11
Clean sheets3
9
Conceded first14
10
Goals conceded34
21
Avg. goals conceded1.7
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded9
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
8
Conversion rate against19%
12%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.6
KickOff rating
+36%

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

Watford League Cup squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
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Crawley League Cup squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1111
V MannoneG. Di BiaseK GordonC. Baker
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
V Mannone GLK1
-
P. Arganese-McDermott DEF1
-
P Farquharson DEF1
-
C. Baker DEF1
1
-
J Russell DEF1
1
-
J Arthurs MID1
1
-
S Duke-McKenna MID1
-
L Watson MID1
-
J Williams MID1
-
K Gordon MID11
-
G. Di Biase FWD11
-
D Orsi FWD11
-
A Adeyemo FWD1
-