Watford

vs

Crawley Town

Preview

Watford

• Watford have played five home games in all competitions, averaging 0.80 goals scored per game and 1.60 goals conceded per game.
• The Hornets have played 5 matches at Vicarage Road Stadium in all competitions, winning just once and losing 3 of those games.
• In fact, all of Watford's results have been like this in the past 10 games (W1, D2, L7).

Crawley Town

• Crawley Town have performed much better in away games than their overall record suggests, losing only twice on the road in all competitions (W2, D1, L2).
• Crawley Town have been much sturdier overall in all competitions across the last 10 games (W3, D4, L3).
• They have kept themselves in games on the road by conceding just 7 goals in 5 fixtures.

Key Players

• Alessio Dionisi
  • Alessio Dionisi has certainly put his stamp on this Watford team since taking charge on 15 June 2026, who have taken up a back-three and wing-back formation with good effect.
  • The Italians like to play vertical and high-tempo in transition, so expect them to try and lock Crawley in their own half and create chances from width and combinations through the half-spaces.
• Colin Kazim-Richards
  • Colin Kazim-Richards has set Crawley up to be compact and direct under his tutelage since taking over on 24 March 2026.
  • They play two up top and are always a threat on the counter with their pace down the wings to hurt teams in transition.