Boreham Wood vs Crawley Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 1st November 2025

FA Cup title favourites Boreham Wood begin their title challenge on Saturday in an opening day encounter with Crawley at Meadow Park.

We are bound to see an exciting game this coming Saturday as both Boreham Wood and Crawley are looking to add some much-needed points to their respective accounts.

Boreham Wood step into their next home match this coming Saturday having scored a nice average of 1.6 goals in ten matches. They managed a total of 16 goals, while also allowing 15 goals against. That is an average of 1.5 goals against per match. They were able to hang on to a clean sheet three times in those matches.

Crawley show off splendid stats in their last ten matches, where they hit the target 2.1 times on average per game. They scored 21 goals and conceded 23, an average of 2.3 a game. They held on for a clean sheet in one of these.

Having never shared a season in the FA Cup in recent past, this is the first time Boreham Wood comes up against Crawley in this context.

Boreham Wood vs Crawley Prediction

Boreham Wood Form

In their last three matches, Boreham Wood beat Eastleigh 2-0, drew 2-2 with York, before losing 2-1 against Forest Green. Boreham Wood won four of their previous six FA Cup games at the Meadow Park. They both drew and lost once, as they conceded seven and scored 15 goals.

Crawley Form

Crawley got a mix of results in their last three matches. An encounter with Walsall brought a 1-1 draw, which was followed by a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Shrewsbury. Their most recent game had them back on the winning trail as they beat Bristol Rovers by a 4-0 scoreline. Crawley won half their previous six away matches in the FA Cup, as well as seeing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored 14 goals whilst conceding 13.

One could argue the pros and cons for a while in this encounter, but we find the value list with visitors Crawley. Having considered form, strength in squad and history of the two teams, they get the call here.

Boreham Wood vs Crawley Squads

Boreham Wood Squad

Garrard will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Crawley from the players listed below:

Aaron Henry, Abdul Abdulmalik, Callum Reynolds, Cameron Coxe, Charles Clayden, Charlie O'Connell, Chris Bush, Erico Sousa, Femi Ilesanmi, Finlay Jacob Herrick, Jack Payne, Jeff King, Joe Newton, Jon Benton, Jude Murphy, Junior Dixon, Lewis Richardson, Luke Norris, Matt Rush, Nathan Ashmore, Tom White, Zak Brunt.

Crawley Squad

Below is the full team squad of Crawley. The manager Lindsey will pick his starting XI against Boreham Wood from these players:

Harvey Davies, Joseph Wollacott, Will Heater, Charlie Barker, Dion Conroy, Geraldo Bajrami, Jay Williams, Joy Mukena, Scott Malone, Ben Radcliffe, Danny Cashman, Dion Pereira, Fate Kotey, Gavan Holohan, Jack Roles, Josh Flint, Kyle Scott, Louie Watson, Max Anderson, Reece Brown, Ade Adeyemo, Harry Forster, Harry McKirdy, Kabongo Tshimanga, Kaheim Dixon, Louis Flower, Ryan Loft, Tola Showunmi.

Boreham Wood vs Crawley Team News

Boreham Wood vs Crawley Lineups

Boreham Wood vs Crawley H2H

Having never played each other in the FA Cup in the 21st century, this is the first time Boreham Wood comes up against Crawley in this tournament as of late. Thus, any eventual h2h stats stems from meetings in cup matches or friendlies.

Boreham Wood vs Crawley Results

Boreham Wood vs Crawley Betting Tips

Having scored just once lately in the FA Cup, Zak Brunt will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Crawley hope Tola Showunmi can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two FA Cup goals in his last six FA Cup games.

Boreham Wood claimed all three points seven times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Crawley won one of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing eight in this series of matches. Boreham Wood will feel optimistic about scoring this coming Saturday, with Crawley managing a clean sheet once in the previous 10 away games. The hosts fought their way to four clean sheets in their previous 10 matches played at home.

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Boreham Wood, who scored an average of 1.9 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Crawley, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.5 times goals per game.