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Last updated : 28 August 2009 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Bournemouth v Crewe Alexandra fixture

Crewe Alex. face a trip to Bournemouth at Dean Court on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 19 games played, The Railwaymen have recorded 4 wins, and Bournemouth have come away with 7 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in April 2008, the Cherries carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2007/2008Sat 26 AprBournemouth1 - 0Crewe Alex.LGE1
2007/2008Sat 06 OctCrewe Alex.1 - 4BournemouthLGE1
2006/2007Sat 13 JanCrewe Alex.2 - 0BournemouthLGE1
2006/2007Sat 09 SepBournemouth1 - 0Crewe Alex.LGE1
2002/2003Tue 14 JanCrewe Alex.2 - 2BournemouthFAC
2002/2003Sat 04 JanBournemouth0 - 0Crewe Alex.FAC
1996/1997Sat 28 DecCrewe Alex.2 - 0BournemouthLGE1

Recent respective form guides

Bournemouth are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Cherries in those games, with 3 conceded.

Crewe Alex. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the The Railwaymen, and 9 goals against.

Bournemouth are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 9 points from 4 games. Crewe Alex. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola League Two, and have accumulated 9 points from the 4 games they have played so far.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Bournemouth64029612
Crewe Alex.6303879

FootyMad's prediction ...

A creditable return from recent away games for The Railwaymen could well see them head back from Dean Court with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Bournemouth Won 3 successive home games.
8 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 16 .
Crewe Alex. 4 games since last away draw.
Won each of the previous 3 matches.
Last drawn game 9 outings ago.