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Crewe Alex. play host to Hartlepool United at The Alexandra Stadium on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 45 wins out of 64 previous matches.
The last time the two teams met at Crewe Alex. was back in August 1999, over five years ago, the The Railwaymen carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Dec | Hartlepool U. | 3 - 0 | Crewe Alex. | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Crewe Alexandra will be hoping to improve on their poor home form, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. The Railwaymen have conceded a disappointing 6 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 3 of their own chances.
Hartlepool U.'s away form is none too clever either, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Pools have hit 4 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Crewe Alex. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 40 points from 38 matches. Hartlepool U. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 49 points from their 38 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Hartlepool U. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at The Alexandra Stadium for the The Railwaymen and the Madmen are unable to see past Hartlepool U. claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crewe Alex. | Failed to win in previous 7 home matches. |
| Hartlepool U. | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |