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Crewe Alex. are ready to welcome Blackpool to The Alexandra Stadium on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 9 wins out of 13 previous matches.
The previous match played between the two at The Alexandra Stadium was within the last three years, in August 2004, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4-1 thriller, in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Tue 24 Aug | Crewe Alex. | 4-1 | Blackpool | LGEC |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 12 Apr | Blackpool | 0 - 1 | Crewe Alex. | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 23 Nov | Crewe Alex. | 3 - 0 | Blackpool | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 12 Nov | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 0 | Blackpool | ASSM |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 18 Jan | Blackpool | 1 - 2 | Crewe Alex. | LGE1 |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 01 Oct | Crewe Alex. | 3 - 2 | Blackpool | LGE1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 09 Dec | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 2 | Blackpool | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Crewe Alexandra could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. In this time, The Railwaymen have rattled up an impressive 17 goals, and conceded 5.
Blackpool have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Seasiders's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 6 against.
Crewe Alex.'s 20 points from 14 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Blackpool are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 15 points from 14 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
| Blackpool | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Crewe Alex. may be coming up against a decent side in Blackpool, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the The Railwaymen. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crewe Alex. | Won 6 successive home games. 8 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 13 . |
| Blackpool | 4 games since last defeat. |