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Crewe Alex. pack their bags to visit Grimsby Town at Blundell Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 28 games played, The Railwaymen have recorded 8 wins, and Grimsby Town have come away with 14 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Blundell Park was within the last three years, in August 2006, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 3 winners in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Tue 22 Aug | Grimsby Town | 0 - 3 | Crewe Alex. | LGEC |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 19 Jan | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 0 | Grimsby Town | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 11 Aug | Grimsby Town | 1 - 0 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 13 Jan | Grimsby Town | 1 - 3 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 29 Aug | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 0 | Grimsby Town | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 29 Jan | Grimsby Town | 1 - 1 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Fri 27 Aug | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 1 | Grimsby Town | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Grimsby Town have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Mighty Mariners, with 2 goals against.
Crewe Alex. have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Grimsby Town find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 0 points from their 1 matches. Crewe Alex. find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 0 points from their 1 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Grimsby Town | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 1 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Crewe Alex. have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Grimsby Town may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Grimsby Town | Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Crewe Alex. | Not won in previous 4 away matches. An overall losing run of 5 games. No win in the 12 most recent games. |