This is a first-round tie in the EFL Cup, with a place in the second round on the line. CheckLive does not name a favourite here, which reflects how open this one looks on the available facts.
Watford come in off a mixed sequence: a 3-0 win over Hansa Rostock and a 2-2 draw with Barnet, but also defeats to Fiorentina, Boreham Wood and a 0-4 loss at Coventry City in their last competitive outing. Crawley Town have won once in their last two competitive games—beating York City 2-0 in the EFL Cup—but have lost friendlies to Reading and Oxford United and drew 0-0 with Salford City in League Two.
There is no head-to-head record between these two clubs in the facts, so recent form is the only guide. Watford will want to respond after that heavy Championship defeat, while Crawley have already shown they can win in this competition this season.
