Crewe Alexandra (home)
- Crewe Alexandra have won five of their ten home League Two games this season (D2, L3).
- Crewe Alexandra are eighth in the table on31 points from the same number of games.
- Lee Bell has turned them into a well-drilled unit since taking over in November 2022, integrating youthful academy talent and getting them to play with a possession-based style in a 4-2-3-1 system.
- They drew 2-2 with Newport County at home before thrashing Tranmere Rovers 4-1 on the road.
Bristol Rovers (away)
- Bristol Rovers have won only two of their 10 away League Two fixtures in 2025-26 (D1, L7).
- Rovers’ record of 17 points from their 20 games is a poor showing and Andrew Mangan must be wondering how long he can stay in charge at the club he took over as manager in October 2023.
- The Pirates have won only one of their last five in all competitions and been beaten in their last two in the league - a 4-0 humbling at Barnet and a 3-0 home defeat to Swindon Town.
Crewe Alexandra
- Tommi O’Reilly has been the axis of their attack with four assists in his last five games.
- Emre Tezgel is the club’s talisman with seven League Two goals in 20 games, more than any other player at the Alex.
- The Turkish striker has four in his last five appearances and is likely to pose plenty of problems to Rovers’ central defenders.
Bristol Rovers
Fabrizio Cavegn leads the League Two scoring charts for Rovers with four goals in 19 appearances, but they lack the firepower to keep up when a game is played at their pace.
Betting Insights
- Rovers are big longshots at 4.09 in the match outcome betting and we have to pass on that too, even if the Pirates are struggling.
- Suggestion: take Both Teams To Score at 1.98 given the recent defensive issues shown by both sides.
Prediction
But we think Crewe have enough about them to win this game at home, where they have scored 17 times in 10 league games .
