Crawley to stay up in the English League Two has shortened to 1/2 with Paddy Power, in from 8/11, as three of three bookmakers cut their odds. Read on.
The odds on Crawley to stay up in the English League Two have been slashed from 8/11 to 1/2 with Paddy Power after a scrappy but priceless win at Oldham.
Crawley won 1-0 at Oldham on 31 October 2026, and Danilo Orsi scored the only goal.
Three of three bookmakers have cut their odds on Crawley to stay up in the English League Two.
Even after the cut, Crawley are still nineteenth-shortest in the market at 1/2 with Paddy Power.
Kevin Blackwell's side have drawn with Tranmere and then beaten Oldham in their last two League Two outings.
Let's be honest about how this one went. Oldham had nine men before half-time after Kai Payne and Kane Drummond were both shown straight red cards, and for a long while Crawley made hard work of the extra bodies at Boundary Park. The breakthrough finally came early in the second half. Charlie Barker rattled the crossbar and Orsi reacted quickest to bundle home the rebound on 52 minutes. It wasn't pretty, but at the bottom of the log nobody hands back points for style.
The bookmakers moved because the result matters more than the performance. It was only Crawley's second league win of the campaign, and it came straight after a stubborn draw at home to Tranmere, so this is a side starting to pick up points. There has been upheaval in the dugout too. The club dismissed Colin Kazim-Richards and appointed Blackwell as interim manager on 21 October, and the early returns have been enough to bring the price on Crawley to stay up in the English League Two in to an implied probability of roughly 67%.
English League Two To Stay Up odds
Best odds 1/2 with Paddy Power, worst 1/2 with Skybet. Betfair Sportsbook have the same price, so every firm pricing Crawley to stay up in the English League Two is in agreement and shopping around gets you nothing extra.
Last updated: 31 October 2026, 17:24 UK time
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What are the odds on Crawley to stay up in the English League Two?
Crewe, Walsall and Grimsby are the joint favourites at 1/200, with Crewe's best price at Skybet and Walsall's and Grimsby's at Betfair Sportsbook. Fleetwood are close behind at 1/80 with Betfair Sportsbook. Crawley are a different story. They sit nineteenth-shortest of the 20 sides in the market, which means only one club is a bigger price to survive. The cut is a real move, but it's a move from very worried to merely worried.
Crewe – 1/200 with Skybet
Walsall – 1/200 with Betfair Sportsbook
Grimsby – 1/200 with Betfair Sportsbook
Crawley – 1/2 with Paddy Power, in from 8/11
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What do Crawley need to stay up in the English League Two?
Stability first. The club have confirmed that Blackwell and assistant coach Jordan Tait are only in place on an interim basis while an advanced search for a permanent manager goes on, so the dressing room still doesn't know who will be picking the team come spring. The next two dates on the calendar are cup ties: an FA Cup trip to Wimborne Town and a Papa John's Trophy home game against Brentford Academy. Those offer a chance to build some confidence, but they won't move the needle on the table. Our view is that the shortening is fair after a win and a draw, yet the market still rates Crawley among the sides in the most trouble. Backing them to stay up at this price is backing a new manager bounce to last, and on one win against nine men that's a big ask.
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