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Crewe Alex. travel to take on Colchester United at Weston Homes Community Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 14 out of 21 times.
The last time the two teams met at Colchester U. was back in January 2003, over five years ago, with Crewe Alex. inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the U's in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 13 Sep | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 0 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Colchester United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 6.
Crewe Alex. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The The Railwaymen's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.
Colchester U.'s 53 points from 36 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 38 points from 35 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Colchester U. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 11 |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
An indifferent set of results for Crewe Alex. on the road, and I believe this game is only going to yield a solitary point for the The Railwaymen. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Colchester U. | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Crewe Alex. | Undefeated in last 3 away games. |