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Crewe Alex. play host to Colchester United at The Alexandra Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 10 of the 20 previous games, with the The Railwaymen winning just 6.
The last time the two teams met at Crewe Alex. was back in August 2002, over five years ago, with Crewe Alex. running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a League Division Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 11 Jan | Colchester U. | 1 - 2 | Crewe Alex. | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 17 Aug | Crewe Alex. | 2-0 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 11 Dec | Colchester U. | 2 - 4 | Crewe Alex. | LGE2 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 21 Aug | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 1 | Colchester U. | LGE2 |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 24 Apr | Crewe Alex. | 7 - 1 | Colchester U. | LGE2 |
| 1992/1993 | Fri 16 Oct | Colchester U. | 3 - 2 | Crewe Alex. | LGE2 |
| 1988/1989 | Fri 10 Mar | Colchester U. | 2 - 1 | Crewe Alex. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Crewe Alexandra are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the The Railwaymen in those games, with 8 conceded.
The U's have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The U's's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 11 goals for and 10 against.
Crewe Alex. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 3 points from their 5 games thus far. Colchester U. find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 5 points from their 4 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 9 |
| Colchester U. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Railwaymen go into their game against Colchester U. in confident mood, but FootyMad sees them coming down to earth, with the visitors narrowly taking all three points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crewe Alex. | Won 4 successive home games. 11 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 14 . |
| Colchester U. | 6 games since last away draw. |