When and where is Watford vs Crawley Town?

Watford vs Crawley Town was played on Saturday, August 8, 2026 at 14:00 UTC and finished 1–0. The venue is Vicarage Road. It is a EFL Cup fixture.

What is the recent form of Watford and Crawley Town?

Watford: 1 win, 0 draws and 4 defeats in the last 5 matches, 4–12 on goals.

Have Watford and Crawley Town met recently?

Yes: 1 meeting on record — 1 won by Watford, 0 by Crawley Town and 0 draws. The last one, on 8 Aug 2026, finished Watford 1–0 Crawley Town.

How often do Watford and Crawley Town matches go over 2.5 goals?

This season 45% of Watford's matches and 56% of Crawley Town's had three goals or more. Watford average 0.9 goals scored and 1.7 conceded per match; Crawley Town 1.0 and 1.9.

How often do Watford and Crawley Town keep a clean sheet or fail to score?

Watford kept a clean sheet in 9% of their matches and failed to score in 36%; Crawley Town in 0% and 33%.

Is there a FootballEdge pick on Watford vs Crawley Town?

No. Our numbers on this match were not clear enough for a pick — we publish fewer picks on purpose.

How can I check a pick wasn't changed after kick-off?

Every batch of picks gets a SHA-256 fingerprint minutes before kick-off, timestamped by an independent authority and anchored in the Bitcoin blockchain. Anyone can check it on our proof page.

Watford 1–0 Crawley Town — 8 Aug 2026

EFL CupElite

Watford1–0

Crawley Town

Vicarage Road

Our prediction

Medium

Predictions are locked

Probabilities, expected goals and the reasoning behind our numbers for this match.

Create free account

Team comparison

WatfordCrawley Town

1.2Form rating0.3

0.80Goals scored (avg)1.00

1.80Goals conceded (avg)1.89

1.09xG for1.58

1.90xG against2.12

9.1%Clean sheet %0.0%

36.4%Failed to score %33.3%

45.5%Over 2.5 rate55.6%

Based on 9 matches this season.

Expected goals trend

Expected goals created in each team's last ten completed matches.

Expected goals trend

Watford
Crawley Town

Expected goals trend
Matches	Watford	Crawley Town
−10	0.65	0.79
−9	1.60	0.00
−8	0.88	0.00
−7	1.26	0.00
−6	1.26	0.00
−5	0.39	0.00
−4	0.52	0.00
−3	0.64	0.00
−2	1.46	0.00
−1	2.87	0.00

Goals by half

Average goals scored in each half this season.

Goals by half

Goals by half
Goals	Goals per match
Watford · 1st half	0.36
Watford · 2nd half	0.55
Crawley Town · 1st half	0.33
Crawley Town · 2nd half	0.67

Score probability matrix

Probability (%) of every scoreline. Home goals down the side, away goals along the top. The outlined cell is the most likely single score — it is not a prediction.

Predictions are locked

Probabilities, expected goals and the reasoning behind our numbers for this match.

Create free account

What's next

Next for Watford

Watford vs Crawley Town: key facts and questions

When and where is Watford vs Crawley Town?: Watford vs Crawley Town was played on Saturday, August 8, 2026 at 14:00 UTC and finished 1–0. The venue is Vicarage Road. It is a EFL Cup fixture.
What is the recent form of Watford and Crawley Town?: Watford: 1 win, 0 draws and 4 defeats in the last 5 matches, 4–12 on goals.
Have Watford and Crawley Town met recently?: Yes: 1 meeting on record — 1 won by Watford, 0 by Crawley Town and 0 draws. The last one, on 8 Aug 2026, finished Watford 1–0 Crawley Town.
How often do Watford and Crawley Town matches go over 2.5 goals?: This season 45% of Watford's matches and 56% of Crawley Town's had three goals or more. Watford average 0.9 goals scored and 1.7 conceded per match; Crawley Town 1.0 and 1.9.
How often do Watford and Crawley Town keep a clean sheet or fail to score?: Watford kept a clean sheet in 9% of their matches and failed to score in 36%; Crawley Town in 0% and 33%.
Is there a FootballEdge pick on Watford vs Crawley Town?: No. Our numbers on this match were not clear enough for a pick — we publish fewer picks on purpose.
How can I check a pick wasn't changed after kick-off?: Every batch of picks gets a SHA-256 fingerprint minutes before kick-off, timestamped by an independent authority and anchored in the Bitcoin blockchain. Anyone can check it on our proof page. How to check a sealed pick