FM Preview: Crewe Alexandra v Oldham Athletic 02 Oct 2012

Last updated : 01 October 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Crewe Alexandra v Oldham Athletic fixture

Crewe Alexandra are ready to welcome Oldham Athletic to Gresty Road on Tuesday evening, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 14 of the 32 previous games, with the Railwaymen winning just 11.

The previous match played between the two at Gresty Road was more than three years back, in December 2008, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-3 winners in a League One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Tue 08 Nov Oldham Ath. 3 - 1 Crewe Alex. (Associate Members)
2008/2009 Mon 13 Apr Oldham Ath. 1 - 1 Crewe Alex. League One
2008/2009 Fri 26 Dec Crewe Alex. 0-3 Oldham Ath. League One
2007/2008 Sat 03 May Crewe Alex. 1 - 4 Oldham Ath. League One
2007/2008 Sat 01 Dec Oldham Ath. 1 - 0 Crewe Alex. F.A. Cup
2007/2008 Sat 29 Sep Oldham Ath. 3 - 2 Crewe Alex. League One
2006/2007 Sat 21 Apr Crewe Alex. 2 - 1 Oldham Ath. League One

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Recent respective form guides

Crewe Alexandra have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Railwaymen in those games, with 3 conceded.

Oldham Athletic have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Latics have hit 4 goals, 7 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Crewe Alexandra see themselves just below half way in the npower League One, showing a record of 10 points from their 9 games played so far,

Oldham Athletic are stuck down in the relegation zone of npower League One with a return of just 6 points from their 8 games thus far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Crewe Alexandra 6 1 4 1 4 4 7
Oldham Athletic 6 1 2 3 5 7 5

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FootyMad's prediction ...

The match against Oldham Athletic is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Railwaymen in a close run game. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Crewe Alexandra Drawn last 2 games at home.
Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Not won in the 5 most recent games.
Oldham Athletic Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 2 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 5 most recent games.

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