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Crewe play host to Derby County at The Alexandra Stadium on Saturday afternoon,
The last time the two teams met at Crewe was way back in the black-and-white days of January 1957, as the visitors ran out cosy 2-5 winners in a Third Division (North) match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1956/1957 | Sat 26 Jan | Derby | 4 - 0 | Crewe | D3N |
| 1956/1957 | Sat 05 Jan | Crewe | 2-5 | Derby | D3N |
| 1955/1956 | Wed 14 Sep | Derby | 3 - 3 | Crewe | D3N |
| 1955/1956 | Mon 05 Sep | Crewe | 2 - 1 | Derby | D3N |
Recent respective form guides
Crewe Alexandra are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 5.
Derby have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Rams's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Crewe find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 14 points from their 12 matches. Derby find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 14 points from their 13 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crewe | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 3 |
| Derby | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Both teams are displaying reasonable form at the moment, and for that reason, the Madmen predict the game will end in stalemate. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crewe | 7 games since last home draw. Latest 4 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Derby | Undefeated in last 3 away games. |