Crewe Alexandra FC
Football England - EFL League Two Mornflake Stadium Sat 17 Jan 10:00
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League Two Betting Preview: Crewe vs Barrow

Crewe go head-to-head with Barrow at Mornflake Stadium, with kick-off set for 10:00 on Saturday 17 January.

Over 2.5 Could Deliver a Return

We’re heading to the Total Goals market and backing the Over 2.5 selection at a price of -128. There’s a strong prospect that Crewe and Barrow will land a payout and we’re going into this bet with confidence.

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1-0 Barrow Win When Teams Last Clashed

Crewe Alexandra played Harrogate Town at home in their last game. It was a 1-1 draw at Mornflake Stadium.

Barrow lost when last in action. In a home game at SO Legal Stadium, they were turned over 2-1 by Salford City.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Barrow had the edge in the most recent encounter between these teams. At SO Legal Stadium, they recorded a 1-0 home win over Crewe. The previous 7 H2H meetings have seen Barrow land four wins and Crewe winning the other matches.

League Two G W D L GF GA GD GD P
10 Crewe logo Crewe 25 10 6 9 39 33 6 39:33 36
19 Barrow logo Barrow 24 6 6 12 26 35 -9 26:35 24
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Crewe vs Barrow Prediction & Betting Tips

Get the edge with our best Crewe vs Barrow picks: a key match prediction, correct score recommendation and a ready-made bet builder. Explore each section below for detailed insights.

Match Prediction

The numbers suggest that we’ll see the net bulge a few times during this League Two encounter. If you agree with our prediction, you can get odds of -128 when it comes to backing Over 2.5 Goals.

Team news is very useful and our football tipsters are keen to identify the players who are doubtful with injury. You’ll also find us studying the form guide, with lots of League Two data available which provides a clear picture from the stats.

Key Crewe vs Barrow league stats:

  • The 2.5 line has been covered in 7 of the last 10 Crewe games at home.
  • The 2.5 line has been covered in 12 of the last 20 Crewe games.
  • The 2.5 line has been covered in the last 7 Barrow games.
  • The 2.5 line has been covered in 9 of the last 10 Barrow games.
  • The 2.5 line has been covered in 14 of the last 20 Barrow games.
  • The 2.5 line has been covered in 5 of the last 7 games between these teams.
Over 2.5 Probability

The best bookies are estimating that there is a 56.2% likelihood of this pick landing a return. However, our tipsters in-depth research has found that the actual probability is between 60-65%. This wager can therefore be backed with confidence.

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Correct Score Prediction

Crewe Crewe logo 2 - 1 Barrow logo Barrow

Our correct score prediction is a 2-1 win for Crewe which is available at odds of +575. We think they’ll achieve victory and this is a way of getting bigger odds and more excitement.

Bet Builder Tips

Total Goals Over 2.5 -128
Full-Time Result Crewe -122
Both Team To Score Yes -137

We’ve got a same-game multi with three options: more than two goals to be registered, Crewe to come out on top accompanied by both teams to find the net.

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Crewe vs Barrow Odds

The odds are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Latest Full-Time Odds Suggest Crewe Victory

Crewe Alexandra are the skinniest price to succeed in this League Two clash, with the favourites afforded a 55% probability based on their -122 betting odds with the bookies. Barrow are operating at larger odds than the opposition and the underdogs can be wagered at +310.

Crewe are -130 on the Asian Handicap -0.5 which is the same as a victory on the Full-Time Result. The alternative is to oppose the favourites and get the draw onside by going for Barrow +0.5 at -110 instead.

The Total Goals market indicates that Over 2.5 Goals is the betting favourite right now. BTTS betting is always a warm order and you can bet Yes at -137 on the Both Teams to Score market.

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Crewe Aiming to Continue Strong Home Form

Crewe have not tasted defeat at Mornflake Stadium in six straight matches. Lee Bell's side have collected four wins, four draws and two defeats in the past 10 home games, recording an average of 2.00 goals per match and conceding 1.50.

Barrow have secured four wins, three draws and three defeats in the last 10 away matches, scoring an average of 1.60 goals per game and conceding 1.30.

Crewe overcame Barrow 3-0 when the sides last met at Mornflake Stadium. In the past 3 H2H games at Mornflake Stadium, we’ve seen two Crewe wins and one Barrow triumph.

Last 10 League Games W-D-L G GF GA O2.5 U2.5 B-Y B-No
Crewe logo Crewe Home Stats 4-4-2 3.50 2.00 1.50 7 3 9 1
Barrow logo Barrow Away Stats 4-3-3 2.90 1.60 1.30 8 2 8 2
  • W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
  • G = Avg. Goals
  • GF = Avg. Goals For
  • GA = Avg. Goals Against
  • O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
  • U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
  • B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
  • B-No = Matches BTTS No
Team Stats
Crewe logo Crewe League Stats
Barrow logo Barrow League Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 2 wins, 3 defeats and 5 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 4 wins, 2 defeats and 4 draws in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 1 win, 6 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 4 wins, 3 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Top Scorers & Assists
Top Scorers & Assists

Crewe vs Barrow Lineups & Team News

Don’t bet on Crewe vs Barrow without reviewing the latest team news. Expect the predicted and confirmed League Two lineups along with timely injury updates.

Previous Crewe Lineups

10 Jan League Two
Crewe 1-1 Harrogate
01 Jan League Two
Crewe 4-1 Cheltenham
29 Dec League Two
Newport 2-0 Crewe
26 Dec League Two
Walsall 1-0 Crewe
19 Dec League Two
Crewe 1-1 Bristol Rovers
13 Dec League Two
Tranmere 1-4 Crewe

Previous Barrow Lineups

01 Jan League Two
Barrow 1-2 Salford
29 Dec League Two
Tranmere 1-3 Barrow
26 Dec League Two
Accr. Stanley 2-1 Barrow
19 Dec League Two
Barrow 1-2 Cheltenham
13 Dec League Two
Gillingham 2-2 Barrow
09 Dec League Two
Barrow 0-3 Tranmere
Team Squads

Crewe Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Lee Bell

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Lewis Billington 2 D 25 2189 25 0 0 1 3 0
Max Sanders 6 M 24 2115 24 0 3 4 4 0
Tommi O'Reilly 26 M 25 2088 25 0 4 7 3 0
Reece Hutchinson 3 D 24 2034 22 2 3 2 6 0
James Connolly 18 D 24 2009 23 2 2 0 6 0

Barrow Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Paul Gallagher

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Charlie Raglan 5 D 24 2134 24 0 1 1 4 0
Wyll Stanway 1 G 22 1904 21 1 0 0 2 0
Ben Jackson 7 D 23 1824 21 2 1 0 1 0
Elliot Newby 15 M 23 1382 14 9 1 1 2 0
Josh Gordon 10 F 17 1378 16 1 4 0 7 0
England FlagLeague Two Table
2025/2026 Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Bromley 25 15 6 4 44:27 51
2 Swindon 24 14 4 6 39:26 46
3 Walsall 24 13 4 7 32:23 43
4 Salford 24 13 4 7 35:31 43
5 MK Dons 25 11 8 6 46:28 41
6 Cambridge 24 11 8 5 28:19 41
7 Chesterfield 25 10 10 5 42:35 40
8 Notts County 24 11 6 7 36:26 39
9 Colchester 24 9 9 6 38:28 36
10 Crewe 25 10 6 9 39:33 36
11 Barnet 24 9 8 7 32:26 35
12 Grimsby 24 9 7 8 35:30 34
13 Fleetwood 24 9 7 8 32:30 34
14 Accr. Stanley 24 9 6 9 27:26 33
15 Oldham 24 7 11 6 24:19 32
16 Gillingham 24 7 11 6 31:28 32
17 Tranmere 25 8 8 9 39:39 32
18 Cheltenham 25 9 3 13 25:41 30
19 Barrow 24 6 6 12 26:35 24
20 Bristol Rovers 24 6 3 15 21:44 21
21 Crawley 25 4 7 14 28:45 19
22 Shrewsbury 24 4 7 13 21:41 19
23 Harrogate 25 4 6 15 19:40 18
24 Newport 24 4 5 15 24:43 17
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Bromley 12 8 4 0 26:13 28
2 Cambridge 12 8 3 1 18:7 27
3 Swindon 12 7 3 2 19:12 24
4 Salford 12 7 3 2 20:16 24
5 Chesterfield 12 6 4 2 23:13 22
6 MK Dons 13 6 4 3 23:14 22
7 Crewe 13 6 4 3 23:18 22
8 Fleetwood 12 6 4 2 21:17 22
9 Walsall 12 7 1 4 17:13 22
10 Notts County 12 6 3 3 22:13 21
11 Accr. Stanley 12 6 3 3 16:10 21
12 Colchester 12 5 4 3 20:13 19
13 Cheltenham 13 6 1 6 14:14 19
14 Gillingham 12 4 6 2 16:12 18
15 Grimsby 12 5 2 5 17:11 17
16 Oldham 12 3 6 3 13:10 15
17 Barnet 12 4 3 5 18:16 15
18 Crawley 12 3 5 4 17:16 14
19 Tranmere 13 3 5 5 16:20 14
20 Shrewsbury 12 3 4 5 10:15 13
21 Bristol Rovers 12 3 1 8 8:21 10
22 Barrow 12 2 3 7 10:20 9
23 Harrogate 12 2 1 9 8:22 7
24 Newport 12 1 3 8 11:21 6