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Crewe Alex. face a trip to Coventry City at Highfield Road Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. On each previous occassion, the match has ended in defeat for the The Railwaymen.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2003, with Coventry City running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a League Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Mon 12 Apr | Crewe Alex. | 3 - 1 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 01 Oct | Coventry City | 2 - 0 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 09 Feb | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 6 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 21 Oct | Coventry City | 1 - 0 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
| 1965/1966 | Mon 14 Feb | Coventry City | 4 - 1 | Crewe Alex. | FAC |
| 1965/1966 | Sat 12 Feb | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 1 | Coventry City | FAC |
| 1963/1964 | Wed 02 Oct | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 2 | Coventry City | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Coventry City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.
Crewe Alex. have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the The Railwaymen have hit 7 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Coventry City find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 25 points from their 20 matches. Crewe Alex. are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 22 from their 19 matches played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Coventry City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 10 |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Sky Blues, as the The Railwaymen have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Coventry City | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Crewe Alex. | 9 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |