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Crewe Alex. face a trip to Burnley at Turf Moor on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 14 games played, The Railwaymen have recorded 4 wins, and Burnley have come away with 7 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2004, with Burnley running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 06 Aug | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 1 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 15 Feb | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 1 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Burnley have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Clarets in those games, with 4 conceded.
In complete contrast to Burnley, Crewe Alex. are having a torrid time on their travels, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the The Railwaymen have hit 6 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Burnley's 28 points from 20 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Crewe Alex. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 19 points from 20 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Burnley | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 12 |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Railwaymen are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Burnley. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Burnley | Won 3 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 11 . |
| Crewe Alex. | 7 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |