FM Preview: Aldershot Town v Crewe Alexandra 22 Jan 2011

Last updated : 21 January 2011 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Aldershot Town v Crewe Alexandra fixture

Crewe Alex. face a trip to Aldershot Town at The Recreation Ground on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. The only previous meeting between the two sides yielded a draw.

The only previous meeting between Aldershot Tn. and Crewe Alex. at was less than a year ago, in April 2010, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League Two match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2010/2011Sat 23 OctCrewe Alex.3 - 1Aldershot Tn.LGE2
2009/2010Sat 17 AprAldershot Tn.1 - 1Crewe Alex.LGE2
2009/2010Sat 19 SepCrewe Alex.1 - 2Aldershot Tn.LGE2

Recent respective form guides

Aldershot Town's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. While The Shots have scored 5, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.

Crewe Alex.'s away form is none too clever either, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The The Railwaymen's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 11 goals for and 10 against.

Aldershot Tn. find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 29 points from their 24 matches. Crewe Alex. are just outside the promotion places, in 5th, having taken 38 points from 24 games.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Aldershot Tn.6213677
Crewe Alex.641112613

FootyMad's prediction ...

Crewe Alex. are in reasonable form away from home coming into this match, and the Madmen are quite confident that they should come away with a comfortable victory from this contest. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Aldershot Tn. 9 games since last home draw.
Crewe Alex. Last drawn game 6 outings ago.