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Crewe Alex. play host to Shrewsbury Town at The Alexandra Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 5 of the 14 previous games, with the The Railwaymen winning just 4.
The last time the two teams met at Crewe Alex. was more than a decade ago, in November 1996, with Crewe Alex. annihilating their visitors 5-1 in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 12 Sep | Shrewsbury Tn. | 2 - 0 | Crewe Alex. | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 29 Jan | Shrewsbury Tn. | 4 - 2 | Crewe Alex. | ASSM |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 30 Nov | Crewe Alex. | 5-1 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGE1 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 26 Oct | Shrewsbury Tn. | 0 - 1 | Crewe Alex. | LGE1 |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 27 Feb | Shrewsbury Tn. | 2 - 3 | Crewe Alex. | LGE1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 09 Sep | Crewe Alex. | 3 - 0 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGE1 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 29 Apr | Shrewsbury Tn. | 1 - 2 | Crewe Alex. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Crewe Alexandra have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Shrewsbury Tn. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Shrews have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Crewe Alex. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 50 points from their 40 games played so far, Shrewsbury Tn.'s 55 points from 40 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
| Shrewsbury Tn. | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Crewe Alex. are not exactly setting the world alight at The Alexandra Stadium at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Shrewsbury Tn. in this game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crewe Alex. | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Shrewsbury Tn. | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. An overall losing run of 6 games. No win in the 6 most recent games. |