FM Preview: Crewe Alexandra v Macclesfield Town 22 Oct 2011

Last updated : 21 October 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Crewe Alexandra v Macclesfield Town fixture

Crewe Alexandra prepare to entertain Macclesfield Town at The Alexandra Stadium on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The majority of those games have been won by the Railwaymen.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Alexandra Stadium was earlier this season, the Railwaymen carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a (Associate Members) match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Wed 05 Oct Crewe Alex. 1-0 Macclesfield (Associate Members)
2010/2011 Tue 08 Mar Macclesfield 1 - 0 Crewe Alex. League Two
2010/2011 Tue 05 Oct Macclesfield 2 - 4 Crewe Alex. (Associate Members)
2010/2011 Tue 28 Sep Crewe Alex. 1 - 1 Macclesfield League Two
2009/2010 Mon 28 Dec Macclesfield 4 - 1 Crewe Alex. League Two
2009/2010 Sat 05 Sep Crewe Alex. 2 - 1 Macclesfield League Two
2008/2009 Tue 02 Sep Crewe Alex. 3 - 0 Macclesfield (Associate Members)

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Recent respective form guides

Crewe Alexandra have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 8.

The away form of Macclesfield Town is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. Silkmen have conceded 11 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.

Crewe Alexandra see themselves just below half way in the npower League Two, showing a record of 16 points from their 13 games played so far,

Macclesfield Town's 18 points from 13 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Crewe Alexandra 6 3 1 2 9 7 10
Macclesfield Town 6 3 1 2 8 6 10

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Crewe Alexandra are in pretty poor form at home recently, and the FootyMad are looking no further than a solitary point from this game. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Crewe Alexandra Not drawn a match in their last 4 .
Macclesfield Town 19 games since last away draw.

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