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Crewe Alex. pack their bags to visit Blackpool at Bloomfield Road on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 11 games played, The Railwaymen have recorded 4 wins, and Blackpool have come away with 5 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Bloomfield Road was more than three years back, in April 2003, with Crewe Alex. inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Seasiders in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 21 Oct | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 2 | Blackpool | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Blackpool's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 in the wrong end.
Crewe Alex.'s away form is none too clever either, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The The Railwaymen's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 8 against.
Blackpool's total of 62 points from their 39 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League One. Crewe Alex.'s 52 points from 39 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 |
| Blackpool | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 11 |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is a game in which both sides are showing indifferent form, so the Madmen are expecting the The Railwaymen to come away from it with a creditable draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Blackpool | Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Crewe Alex. | Not won in previous 2 away matches. |