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Morecambe v Crewe Alexandra : League Two match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 18th Jan, 15:00 BST, Globe Arena, Morecambe

Morecambe are in League Two action on Saturday afternoon, as Derek Adams attempts to outsmart Lee Bell and his Crewe Alexandra side at the Globe Arena. We've got bespoke statistics for the biggest betting markets, from both teams to score to double chance, including form and historical head to head (H2H) data. Predictions are calculated from these, and the odds come directly from the UK's biggest bookmakers.


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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

This match should deliver some entertainment, but don't count on an all-time classic. Under 3.5 goals is our prediction, meaning that 3 goals is the absolute maximum we'll see during the standard 90 minutes. The best odds are below, followed by market-specific form stats and head-to-head (H2H) records.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
There’s absolutely nothing to pick between these sides, and our predictive algorithm gives Morecambe and Crewe an equal chance of claiming victory. The home win and the away win are both at 50% probability.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Morecambe
25%
27/10-
Draw
26%
23/10-
Crewe
50%
21/20-
Crewe 1-0
12%
6/1-
Draw 1-1
12%
11/2-
Crewe 2-0
9%
17/2-
Crewe 2-1
9%
8/1-
Draw 0-0
8%
8/1-
Morecambe 1-0
8%
9/1-
Morecambe 2-1
6%
12/1-
Crewe 3-0
5%
18/1-
Crewe 3-1
5%
16/1-
Draw 2-2
5%
14/1-
Morecambe 2-0
4%
16/1-
Crewe 3-2
2%
28/1-
Morecambe 3-1
2%
28/1-
Crewe 4-0
2%
40/1-
Crewe 4-1
2%
40/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
46%
43/40-
Under 2.5 Goals
54%
8/11-
Home 1st Goal
43%
6/4-
Away 1st Goal
53%
4/6-
No 1st Goal
5%
8/1-
BTTS - Yes
50%
5/6-
BTTS - No
50%
5/6-
BTTS - Home Win
11%
13/2-
BTTS - Draw
18%
7/2-
BTTS - Away Win
21%
7/2-
Home/draw
50%
8/11-
Away/draw
75%
2/7-
Home/away
74%
1/3-
Over 1.5 Goals
72%
1/3-
Under 1.5 Goals
28%
9/4-
Over 3.5 Goals
25%
11/4-
Under 3.5 Goals
75%
1/4-
Over 4.5 Goals
11%
7/1-
Under 4.5 Goals
89%
1/12-
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
16/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1/40-
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1/14-
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
8/1-
Home DNB
43%
6/4-
Away DNB
68%
1/2-
Morecambe win to nil
14%
5/1-
Crewe win to nil
29%
12/5-
Morecambe / Morecambe
14%
5/1-
Morecambe / Crewe
3%
25/1-
Morecambe / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Morecambe
11%
13/2-
Draw / Crewe
17%
4/1-
Draw / Draw
17%
4/1-
Crewe / Morecambe
2%
33/1-
Crewe / Crewe
25%
12/5-
Crewe / Draw
6%
14/1-
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Win / draw / win League Two table

Morecambe have played 24 matches so far this season and are in 23rd position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

23 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 14 games, drawn 5 and won 4. Morecambe have conceded 39 goals, scored 21, failed to score in 11 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Morecambe have played 11 games at home, winning 1, drawing 3 and losing 7 fixtures. They have scored 10 goals, conceded 21 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 5 times in home league games.

Crewe lay in 2nd place on 42 points in the League Two league table having played 24 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 23 games against teams below them in the table, winning 11, drawing 8 and losing 4 games. They have scored 32 goals and kept 9 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Crewe have conceded 21 goals and have failed to score in 4 matches.

Away league performance

Crewe have played 12 away games, winning 4, drawing 5 and losing 3 games. They have scored an average of 1.1 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.9 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Morecambe
Crewe
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Walsall2316432352 
Feb 22
l
 
1-0A
May 3
d
 
1-1F
2
Crewe Away2411941142 
Jan 18
l
 
1-0A
-
-
3
Salford2412661042 
Apr 21
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1A
Mar 8
4
Port Vale251186441 
l
 
0-1A
Mar 22
Mar 29
d
 
1-1A
5
AFC Wim2312471640 
Mar 4
l
 
3-0A
Jan 28
Feb 11
6
Notts C2411761240 
d
 
1-1F
Feb 8
w
 
2-0F
Mar 22
7
Doncaster251177540 
Feb 18
l
 
1-0A
Mar 15
d
 
1-1F
8
Bradford241086638 
d
 
1-1F
Jan 28
d
 
1-1F
Apr 5
9
Grimsby2512112-437 
l
 
0-3A
Apr 5
Apr 1
w
 
0-2F
10
Chesterfield24978934 
l
 
2-5A
Apr 26
l
 
0-5A
Mar 1
11
MK Dons231049534 
l
 
1-3A
Mar 8
Apr 21
d
 
1-1A
12
Bromley248106534 
l
 
0-2A
Apr 18
w
 
4-1F
w
 
1-2A
13
Cheltenham24879-231 
Apr 1
l
 
2-0A
Apr 12
l
 
2-1F
14
Gillingham239311-230 
l
 
0-1A
Mar 1
w
 
2-0F
Feb 15
15
Barrow247710-328 
Mar 15
w
 
0-1F
Feb 22
l
 
1-0A
16
Fleetwood22697027 
Feb 1
d
 
2-2A
Mar 4
w
 
0-1F
17
Colchester245127027 
d
 
3-3F
Jan 25
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 18
18
Newport237511-1026 
l
 
0-1A
Feb 4
Feb 8
l
 
2-1A
19
Accrington236710-825 
Feb 15
l
 
2-1A
Jan 25
w
 
0-1F
20
Tranmere236710-1525 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
2-2F
w
 
3-1A
Apr 26
21
Harrogate257414-1625 
May 3
w
 
1-2F
w
 
3-0F
Feb 1
22
Swindon255911-1024 
Mar 29
w
 
2-3F
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 11
23
Morecambe Home245514-1720 
-
-
w
 
1-0F
Jan 18
24
Carlisle244614-1918 
Apr 12
w
 
0-1F
w
 
3-2A
d
 
1-1A
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Morecambe 23RD
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
4
D
4
Lost
12
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
Draw
5
Lost
10
Crewe 2ND
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
8
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
15
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
10
Draw
8
L
2
bet365
bet365
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
8
Crewe have not lost to Morecambe in 8 consecutive away league meetings
League games at Morecambe since 2010
Morecambe
Crewe
Goals: Scored
10
14
Games: Scored
6 / 9
8 / 9
Clean sheets
1 / 9
3 / 9
MOR
1
D
3
CRE
5
League games at Crewe since 2009
Crewe
Morecambe
Goals: Scored
21
11
Games: Scored
9 / 10
6 / 10
Clean sheets
4 / 10
1 / 10
MOR
4
CRE
6
Goal Statistics
Morecambe 23rd Crewe 2nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.0
goals
1.5
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
37%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 74% probability that Morecambe will score no more than 1 goal
0
22%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 78% probability that Crewe will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-26
Morecambe have scored 26% fewer goals at home than predicted
-25
Crewe have scored 25% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.0
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
1.8
conceded
1.0
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2024/2025 season
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Morecambe
PG (predicted goals)
Crewe
1
1.5
Attack rating
MOR
CRE
32%
better
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Games scored13
20
Failed to score11
4
Scored first9
12
Goals scored22
33
Avg. goals scored0.9
1.4
Avg. shots per game7
7
Avg. shots per goal8
5
Conversion rate for13
19
Avg. XG for0.9
1.2
KickOff rating
+32%
Defence rating
MOR
CRE
35%
better
view stats
Games conceded21
15
Clean sheets3
9
Conceded first15
10
Goals conceded39
22
Avg. goals conceded1.6
0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded10
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
8
Conversion rate against16%
12%
Avg. XG against1.6
0.9
KickOff rating
+35%

Morecambe v Crewe League Two lLine ups will show here when available.

Morecambe League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
24646
J StottB TollittA LewisD Tutonda
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Stott DEF243
1
-
B Tollitt MID2462
3
-
D Tutonda DEF23
6
-
L Hendrie DEF233
4
1
A Lewis DEF2314
3
-
R Williams DEF211
4
-
M Dackers FWD193
1
-
J Slew FWD191
2
-
H Macadam MID181
2
-
T White MID18
4
-
Y Songo'o MID1721
4
-
H Hope FWD172
1
-
S Moore GLK15
-
P Lewis MID13
2
-
R Millen DEF12
-
G Edwards FWD1111
2
-
H Burgoyne GLK10
1
-
K Harrack DEF8
2
1
L Angol FWD81
3
-
M Taylor DEF4
-
C Brown FWD4
1
-
G Ray DEF2
-
Crewe League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
24767
F MarschallJ LankesterJ LankesterZ Williams
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
F Marschall GLK24
2
-
M Conway DEF2411
3
-
M Demetriou DEF231
3
-
Z Williams DEF2312
7
-
J Tabiner MID2322
4
-
M Sanders MID231
4
-
S Tracey FWD235
6
-
R Cooney DEF2234
6
-
M Holicek MID224
3
-
J Connolly DEF19
3
-
J Lankester MID1876
4
-
J. Knight-Lebel DEF172
6
-
O Bogle FWD1551
-
K Breckin MID12
2
-
O Lunt MID11
-
C Thomas MID101
1
-
C Long FWD92
1
L Billington DEF82
2
-
J Powell MID81
1
-
K Hemmings FWD83
1
-
C Finney DEF6
-
C. Agius FWD1
-