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Crewe Alex. prepare to entertain Burnley at The Alexandra Stadium on Sunday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 8 wins out of 12 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Alexandra Stadium was less than a year ago, in December 2003, with Crewe Alex. running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 11 Sep | Burnley | 3 - 0 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Fri 26 Dec | Crewe Alex. | 3-1 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 30 Aug | Burnley | 1 - 0 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 23 Feb | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 2 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 25 Sep | Burnley | 3 - 3 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 03 Feb | Crewe Alex. | 4 - 2 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 31 Oct | Burnley | 1 - 0 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Crewe Alexandra have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 15 goals have been scored by the The Railwaymen in those games, with 9 conceded.
Burnley have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Clarets have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Crewe Alex.'s 33 points from 24 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Burnley's 33 points from 24 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 |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 14 |
| Burnley | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Burnley is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the The Railwaymen in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crewe Alex. | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Unbeaten run of 6 matches. |
| Burnley | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 13 outings ago. |