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Crewe Alex. play host to Accrington Stanley at The Alexandra Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The The Railwaymen are clearly on top, having won 20 and lost only 7 of the 32 games.
The last time the two teams met at Crewe Alex. was way back in the black-and-white days of September 1960, with Accrington S. inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the The Railwaymen in a Fourth Division match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Fri 25 Sep | Accrington S. | 5 - 3 | Crewe Alex. | LGE2 |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 05 Dec | Accrington S. | 1 - 6 | Crewe Alex. | FAC |
| 1960/1961 | Sat 14 Jan | Accrington S. | 1 - 3 | Crewe Alex. | LGE2 |
| 1960/1961 | Sat 03 Sep | Crewe Alex. | 0-1 | Accrington S. | LGE2 |
| 1957/1958 | Thu 26 Dec | Accrington S. | 2 - 0 | Crewe Alex. | D3N |
| 1957/1958 | Wed 25 Dec | Crewe Alex. | 4 - 1 | Accrington S. | D3N |
| 1956/1957 | Sat 23 Mar | Accrington S. | 5 - 0 | Crewe Alex. | D3N |
Recent respective form guides
Crewe Alexandra's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While The Railwaymen have scored 7, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
Accrington S.'s away form is none too clever either, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the The Reds have hit 5 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Crewe Alex. find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 51 points from their 43 matches. Accrington S. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 54 points from their 42 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 4 |
| Accrington S. | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 1 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been a distinctly poor show from Crewe Alex. at home in recent games, and, though I cannot see a run starting here, I do think the The Railwaymen will at least gain a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crewe Alex. | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Accrington S. | Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 8 most recent games. |