10 October 2026, 14:00 UTC

Crawley Town vs Chesterfield League Two prediction & result

The Broadfield Stadium, Crawley
Full time2 – 2

Final score: Crawley Town 2-2 Chesterfield.

Before kick-off the model made it 26% Crawley Town, 27% draw, 47% Chesterfield — fair odds of 3.85, 3.70 and 2.13.

Most likely scoreline: 0-1.

The model got this one wrong.

Published · updated

Has the model earned this number?

Chesterfield at 47%: of 2,925 settled 40–50% forecasts, 46.1% came in (average 43.9%). It can be read literally. The full record.

How the model saw it, minute by minute

Crawley Town3%Draw92%Chesterfield5%

Rebuilt after the match from the model's pre-match expected goals, frozen in the log before kick-off, plus the score and cards as they stood at each minute — never anything later. A ball marks each of the 4 goals. The same replay scores the in-play model on the track record.

Match analysis

Match timeline

23'
⚽Lee Bonisassist: Lewis Gordon
🔁Akinwale Joseph Odimayoout: Nathan Tinsdale
40'
Kai Jennings
44'
56'
⚽Louie Marsh
🔁Danilo Orsiout: Gianmarco biase di
59'
🔁Stephen·Duke-Mckennaout: Osman kamara
60'
⚽Gianmarco biase di (pen)
61'
64'
🔁Joel Randallout: Josh Koroma
65'
Josh Koroma
⚽Gianmarco biase diassist: Dylan Morgan
66'
🔁Lewis Richardsout: Kellan Gordon
76'
🔁Charlie Barkerout: Jonathan Russell
76'
80'
Louie Marsh
Gianmarco biase di
83'
86'
🔁Louie Marshout: Liam Mandeville
87'
🔁Lee Bonisout: Kiano Dyer
87'
🔁George McEachranout: Will Grigg
90'
Dilan Markanday
Jonathan Russell
90+4'
90+4'
Lewis Gordon

Match stats — Crawley Town vs Chesterfield

40%Possession60%
11Shots21
5On target5
1Corners7
2.07xG1.52

Goals against chances

Crawley Town2 from 2.07 xGabout what the chances were worth
Chesterfield2 from 1.52 xGabout what the chances were worth

Expected goals totals what the openings were worth, so the gap between it and the score is the finishing — and the luck. Under half a goal either way is called level: xG is an estimate and a smaller gap than that is inside its own error.

Line-ups

Crawley Town 4-4-2
  • 1V. MannoneG
  • 24A. OdimayoD
  • 6P. FarquharsonD
  • 5C. BarkerD
  • 12L. RichardsD
  • 22A. AdeyemoM
  • 20J. ArthursM
  • 30Kai JenningsM
  • 10S. Duke-McKennaM
  • 27Dylan MorganF
  • 9D. OrsiF
Substitutes
  • 14G. Di BiaseF
  • 2K. GordonM
  • 17Osman KamaraF
  • 13N. MichalskiG
  • 16J. RussellD
  • 28Nathan TinsdaleM
  • 8L. WatsonM
Coach: Colin Kazım-Richards
Chesterfield 4-2-3-1
  • 23R. BootG
  • 33R. HuttonD
  • 5K. McFadzeanD
  • 6J. SimpsonD
  • 19L. GordonD
  • 20G. McEachranM
  • 8R. StirkM
  • 24D. MarkandayM
  • 18L. MarshM
  • 31J. RandallM
  • 10L. BonisF
Substitutes
  • 37J. KoromaF
  • 28W. GriggF
  • 26J. EcclestonD
  • 27K. DyerM
  • 4T. NaylorM
  • 7L. MandevilleM
  • 46T. PearceD
Coach: P. Cook

Form going into Crawley Town vs Chesterfield

Crawley Town

No earlier matches on record this season.

Chesterfield

All competitions we cover

  • W4-2Tranmere3 October 2026
  • L1-2away to Cheltenham26 September 2026

Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first; context, not the model's input. How to read this.

League Two table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
24Crawley Town122371321-89
10Chesterfield145452421+319

Where the two sides stand today, not on the day of this match. Full table

Head-to-head: Crawley Town vs Chesterfield

  • 21 February 2026Crawley Town 1–1 ChesterfieldLeague Two
  • 30 August 2025Chesterfield 2–2 Crawley TownLeague Two
  • 3 February 2018Chesterfield 1–2 Crawley TownLeague Two
  • 17 October 2017Crawley Town 0–2 ChesterfieldLeague Two
  • 27 January 2015Chesterfield 3–0 Crawley TownLeague One
  • 29 November 2014Crawley Town 1–1 ChesterfieldLeague One

Leading scorers: Crawley Town and Chesterfield

Crawley Town

No player in League Two's leading scorers — 13 league goals as a side.

Chesterfield

GoalsAssists

  • L. Marsh51

Top 3 by league goals this season; player availability is not in the model. How to read this.

The result against the call

Crawley Town and Chesterfield drew 2–2. The model had leaned towards a win for Chesterfield at 47% and given a draw 27%. At that figure it expects the outcome about once in every 4 matches like this one. The goals: Lee Bonis 23' for Chesterfield, Louie Marsh 56' for Chesterfield, Gianmarco biase di (penalty) 61' for Crawley Town, Gianmarco biase di 66' for Crawley Town. On expected goals it finished 2.07–1.52.

What this result changed

Before kick-off the season simulation gave Crawley Town a 62.8% chance to finish in the bottom three: 55.2% after a win, 61.9% after a draw, 66.8% after a defeat. The draw was the middle one of the three, and left the figure at 61.9%, 0.9 points lower than before the match.

For Chesterfield the question was the chance to finish in the top four, 39.6% going in: 43.6% after a win, 37.0% after a draw, 33.4% after a defeat. The draw was the middle one of the three, and left the figure at 37.0%, 2.6 points lower than before the match.

Read from our League Two season simulation as it stood before this match (10,000 runs), counting this result alone. Every result since then has moved the table again, so today's figure is on the competition page.

How the call on Crawley Town v Chesterfield has moved

First published on 26 Sep at 27% / 30% / 43% (home / draw / away). By kick-off, after 4 updates, it read 26% / 27% / 47%: the biggest move is Chesterfield's chance of winning, up 4 points.

  1. Crawley Town win26%▼ −1
  2. Draw27%▼ −3
  3. Chesterfield win47%▲ +4

Each update is a full rebuild of both sides' ratings from the latest results, and now and then a change to the model itself. The thin mark is the first published figure.

Statistical estimate, not betting advice This prediction is generated from a statistical model for entertainment and informational purposes only. It does not guarantee any outcome and should not be used as the basis for placing a bet.