FM Preview: Tranmere Rovers v Crewe Alexandra 26 Dec 2012

Last updated : 25 December 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Tranmere Rovers v Crewe Alexandra fixture

Crewe Alexandra travel to take on Tranmere Rovers at Prenton Park on Wednesday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Railwaymen will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 39 and win only 11 of the 66 games.

The last time the two teams met at Tranmere Rovers was just over four years ago, in October 2008, with Tranmere Rovers running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a League One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 08 Sep Crewe Alex. 0 - 0 Tranmere Rvs. League One
2008/2009 Sat 31 Jan Crewe Alex. 2 - 1 Tranmere Rvs. League One
2008/2009 Fri 24 Oct Tranmere Rvs. 2-0 Crewe Alex. League One
2008/2009 Mon 06 Oct Tranmere Rvs. 1 - 0 Crewe Alex. (Associate Members)
2007/2008 Tue 01 Jan Crewe Alex. 4 - 3 Tranmere Rvs. League One
2007/2008 Tue 02 Oct Tranmere Rvs. 1 - 1 Crewe Alex. League One
2006/2007 Sat 28 Apr Crewe Alex. 1 - 1 Tranmere Rvs. League One

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Recent respective form guides

Tranmere Rovers have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. The Rovers's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.

Crewe Alexandra's away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Railwaymen's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 9 against.

Tranmere Rovers are holding the final promotion place in the npower League One, and have accumulated 41 points from the 23 games they have played so far.

Crewe Alexandra's 33 points from 22 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
Tranmere Rovers 6 1 4 1 5 9 7
Crewe Alexandra 6 3 2 1 10 6 11

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FootyMad's prediction ...

With Crewe Alexandra only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Prenton Park will be a good result. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Tranmere Rovers Unbeaten in the last 3 home games.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Crewe Alexandra 4 games since last defeat.

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