History of the Brentford v Crewe Alexandra fixture
Crewe Alexandra travel to take on Brentford at Griffin Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Railwaymen will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The last time the two teams met at Brentford was back in November 2006, over five years ago, where Crewe Alexandra annihilated the Railwaymen 0-4 in a League One match.
Recent encounters between the teams
Season | Date | Team | Result | Team | Comp |
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2006/2007 | Mon 09 Apr | Crewe Alex. | 3 - 1 | Brentford | League One |
2006/2007 | Sat 18 Nov | Brentford | 0-4 | Crewe Alex. | League One |
2002/2003 | Sat 08 Feb | Brentford | 1 - 2 | Crewe Alex. | League Division Two |
2002/2003 | Sat 09 Nov | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 1 | Brentford | League Division Two |
1996/1997 | Sun 25 May | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 0 | Brentford | Football League Play-Offs (Lvl 3) |
1996/1997 | Sat 19 Apr | Brentford | 0 - 2 | Crewe Alex. | League Division Two |
1996/1997 | Sat 12 Oct | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 0 | Brentford | League Division Two |
For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here
Recent respective form guides
Brentford have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Bees in those games, with 5 conceded.
The Railwaymen have had a decent run of form away from home recently, unbeaten in the last six, but with four of them resulting in draws. The Railwaymen's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 7 against.
Brentford find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 1 points from their 2 matches.
Crewe Alexandra's 3 points from 2 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
Current overall team form
Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
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Brentford | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 |
Crewe Alexandra | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 13 |
For a detailed analysis of current team form guides in this or any division, click here
FootyMad's prediction ...
Crewe Alexandra 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
Team | Sequences |
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Brentford | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
Crewe Alexandra | Undefeated in last 10 away games. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |
For a detailed analysis of current team sequences throughout the leagues, click here