FM Preview: Southend United v Crewe Alexandra 18 Feb 2012

Last updated : 17 February 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Southend United v Crewe Alexandra fixture

Crewe Alexandra face a trip to Southend United at Roots Hall 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 most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2010, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-2 winners in a League Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 08 Oct Crewe Alex. 1 - 3 Southend Utd. League Two
2010/2011 Tue 15 Mar Crewe Alex. 1 - 0 Southend Utd. League Two
2010/2011 Sat 16 Oct Southend Utd. 0-2 Crewe Alex. League Two
2008/2009 Tue 17 Feb Southend Utd. 0 - 1 Crewe Alex. League One
2008/2009 Sat 20 Sep Crewe Alex. 3 - 4 Southend Utd. League One
2007/2008 Sat 05 Apr Crewe Alex. 1 - 3 Southend Utd. League One
2007/2008 Sat 13 Oct Southend Utd. 3 - 0 Crewe Alex. League One

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Recent respective form guides

Southend United's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Shrimpers have scored 6, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.

Crewe Alexandra's away form is none too clever either, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Southend United are leading the way in the npower League Two, with their 30 games giving them a return of 56 points.

Crewe Alexandra's 42 points from 29 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
Southend United 6 2 1 3 11 13 7
Crewe Alexandra 6 4 0 2 11 8 12

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Crewe Alexandra are not doing too bad on their travels, and we think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Southend United. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Southend United Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Crewe Alexandra 5 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 9 outings ago.

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