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Crewe Alex. travel to take on Darlington at Balfour Webnet Darlington Aren on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 59 games played, The Railwaymen have recorded 13 wins, and Darlington have come away with 28 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Darlington was more than a decade ago, in September 1995, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1995/1996 | Tue 05 Sep | Darlington | 1 - 1 | Crewe Alex. | LGEC |
| 1995/1996 | Wed 23 Aug | Crewe Alex. | 4 - 0 | Darlington | LGEC |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 12 Mar | Darlington | 1 - 0 | Crewe Alex. | LGE2 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 13 Nov | Crewe Alex. | 4 - 2 | Darlington | FAC |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 18 Sep | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 1 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 13 Feb | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 0 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 05 Sep | Darlington | 3 - 0 | Crewe Alex. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Darlington's disastrous home run has meant they have managed only 2 draws from the last six matches. While The Quakers have scored 4, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.
Crewe Alex.'s away form is none too clever either, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the The Railwaymen, and 10 goals against.
Darlington are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League Two with a return of just 0 points from their 2 games thus far. Crewe Alex.'s total of 3 points from their 2 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League Two.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Darlington | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Crewe Alex. are in reasonable form away from home coming into this match, and the Madmen are quite confident that they should come away with a comfortable victory from this contest. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Darlington | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 6 home matches. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Crewe Alex. | Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |