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Tue, 17 Feb 2026, 19:45
League Two
England
England
Full Time

Match Timeline

21'
Mark Helm⚽
Normal Goal
32'
Josh Powell🟨
Yellow Card
46'
Owen Lunt🔄
Substitution 1 → Josh March
46'
Josh Powell🔄
Substitution 1 → Mitchell Clark
57'
Matúš Holíček🔄
Substitution 2 → Mickey Demetriou
67'
Ethan Ennis🟨
Yellow Card
68'
Tommi O'Reilly🔄
Substitution 3 → Omar Bogle
75'
Will Davies🔄
Substitution 2 → Ched Evans
82'
Shaun Rooney🟨
Yellow Card
83'
Jack Powell🔄
Substitution 4 → Luca Moore
90'
Elliot Bonds🔄
Substitution 3 → Matthew Virtue-Thick

Match Statistics

1Shots on Goal5
2Shots off Goal9
7Total Shots17
5Blocked Shots3
6Shots insidebox10
1Shots outsidebox7
7Fouls18
3Corner Kicks5
4Offsides1
52Ball Possession48
0Yellow Cards3
4Goalkeeper Saves0
364Total passes351
262Passes accurate239
72Passes %68

Starting Lineups

CreweCrewe1:1

Starting XI

41Ian LawlorG
3Reece HutchinsonD
19Owen LuntM
20Calum AgiusM
29Adrien ThibautF
25Alfie PondD
23Jack PowellM
17Matúš HolíčekM
18James ConnollyD
26Tommi O'ReillyM
2Lewis BillingtonD

Fleetwood TownFleetwood Town1:1

Starting XI

13Jay LynchG
32Kayden HughesD
20Harrison NealM
22Josh PowellM
29Owen DevonportF
35Conor HaugheyD
10Mark HelmM
9Will DaviesF
26Shaun RooneyD
6Elliot BondsM
16Ethan EnnisM

Head-to-Head

📈 Team Form & Statistics

Crewe
Crewe
Form: W-W-D-W-D
Fleetwood Town
Fleetwood Town
Form: D-L-L-W-L
Record
5 W
3 D
2 L
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1 W
2 D
7 L
Goals Per Game
1.4
Scored
vs
0.8
Scored
0.9
Conceded
vs
1.5
Conceded
Betting Indicators
Clean Sheets
30%
Clean Sheets
10%
BTTS
50%
BTTS
70%
Home/Away Performance
Scored
Home:2.0
Away:0.8
Conceded
Home:0.6
Away:1.2
Scored
Home:0.8
Away:0.8
Conceded
Home:1.8
Away:1.3

ELO comparison

Pre-match ratings

Rating period
Match snapshot
Crewe versus Fleetwood Town: long term ELO, before the match
CreweHomeRatingFleetwood TownAway
Strength
1,512Overall1,443.6
1,537.5Match venue1,453.7
1,537.5At home1,506.8
1,476.6Away1,453.7
Attack & defence
1,461.8Attack1,448.1
1,545.5Defence1,507.1
1,502.9Home attack1,474.2
1,410Away attack1,433.3
1,524.3Home defence1,527
1,565Away defence1,515.6
Match profile
1,670Goal environment1,491.7
1,670Home goals1,518.3
1,500Away goals1,473.3
1,491.9Possession1,493.4
Specialist ratings
1,488.6Set-piece attack1,476.2
1,489.4Set-piece defence1,476.7
1,493.7Close games1,439.5
1,520.3Winning margin1,439.9

Match venue compares Crewe at home with Fleetwood Town away. All ratings are within this league.

Higher goal environment ratings mean higher-scoring games, not necessarily a stronger team. A starting league rating is 1500.

📝 Match Preview

Crewe's Home Fortress Too Strong for Struggling Fleetwood
Recommendation:HOME_WIN
Odds:2.10
Expected Value:+21.8%
Confidence:75

League Two's Tuesday night fixture sees playoff-chasing Crewe host a Fleetwood Town side desperately searching for form at Gresty Road. With the hosts boasting an 80% home win rate and the visitors managing just one victory in their last ten outings, the market pricing on this clash looks ripe for exploitation. Crewe enter this contest sitting pretty in 7th position with 50 points from 32 games, firmly entrenched in the playoff conversation. Their recent form guide makes for impressive reading: five wins, three draws and just two defeats from their last ten fixtures, yielding a healthy 1.80 points per game. The real story, however, lies in their home dominance. Over their last five home matches, Crewe have won four and drawn one, scoring at a rate of 2.00 goals per game while conceding a miserly 0.60. Recent results include hard-fought 1-0 victories against Gillingham and Colchester, a comfortable 3-1 win over Barrow, and a statement 4-1 demolition of Cheltenham. Defensive trends are improving (R² of 0.45 on goals conceded slope), suggesting this solidity is no fluke. Fleetwood Town, languishing in 15th with 38 points, present a completely different narrative. Their last ten games have produced a paltry return of one win, two draws and seven defeats (0.50 PPG). That solitary victory came against basement-dwellers Harrogate Town (2-1), a side averaging just 0.20 points per game and conceding 1.80 goals per match. Against competent opposition, Fleetwood have suffered a string of narrow 1-2 defeats to Bromley, Notts County, Colchester and Cambridge, plus a 0-1 home loss to Grimsby. Their away form is particularly concerning: just 16.67% win rate from the last six on the road, scoring only 0.83 goals per game while conceding 1.33. Mathematical analysis shows declining trends in both goals scored and points accumulation. The head-to-head record offers Fleetwood some hope, having won four of the nine previous meetings compared to Crewe's three, including a 4-1 victory in the reverse fixture this season. Historically, Crewe have never beaten Fleetwood at home (0-2-2 record). However, historical data must be weighted against current trajectory, and the form disparity here is cavernous. Fleetwood's shot accuracy drops to 25% away from home compared to 45.7% at home, indicating they struggle to create clear chances on their travels. The goal expectancies (Home 1.67, Away 0.72) suggest a relatively low-scoring affair, with Poisson models projecting around 2.39 total goals. While Under 2.5 at 1.95 offers marginal value, the standout play lies in the match outcome market. Crewe's combination of playoff motivation, fortress-like home defence (three clean sheets in last five home games), and Fleetwood's impotent away attack (one goal or less in five of last six away) creates a compelling case for the hosts. **Key Points:** • Crewe have won 80% of their last five home games, keeping three clean sheets • Fleetwood have won just once in their last ten matches (against bottom-placed Harrogate) • Crewe concede only 0.60 goals per game at home; Fleetwood score just 0.83 away • Fleetwood's goals scored and points trends are both declining mathematically • Crewe's defensive trend is improving with strong statistical correlation (R² = 0.45) • Despite poor H2H home record, current form differential is too significant to ignore The 2.10 available on a Crewe victory represents excellent value. With an estimated true probability of 58% based on current form metrics, home/away splits, and Fleetwood's inability to compete with mid-table sides, this offers substantial positive expected value. The hosts' defensive solidity should contain Fleetwood's struggling attack, while their 2.00 goals-per-game home scoring rate should prove sufficient to secure three points.

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