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Crewe Alex. travel to take on Hartlepool United at Victoria Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Railwaymen will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 33 and win only 14 of the 62 games.
The last time the two teams met at Hartlepool U. was back in August 1999, over five years ago, when they fought out a thrilling high-scoring 3 - 3 draw in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1999/2000 | Tue 24 Aug | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 0 | Hartlepool U. | LGEC |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 10 Aug | Hartlepool U. | 3 - 3 | Crewe Alex. | LGEC |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 17 Oct | Crewe Alex. | 8 - 0 | Hartlepool U. | ASSM |
| 1988/1989 | Sat 04 Mar | Crewe Alex. | 3 - 0 | Hartlepool U. | LGE2 |
| 1988/1989 | Sat 22 Oct | Hartlepool U. | 0 - 3 | Crewe Alex. | LGE2 |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 27 Feb | Hartlepool U. | 2 - 1 | Crewe Alex. | LGE2 |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 03 Oct | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 1 | Hartlepool U. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Hartlepool United have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. 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, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the The Railwaymen have hit 4 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Hartlepool U.'s 24 points from 19 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Crewe Alex. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 24 points from their 19 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hartlepool U. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Crewe Alex. on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Hartlepool U.. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hartlepool U. | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Crewe Alex. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |