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Crewe Alex. face a trip to Hartlepool United at Victoria Park on Sunday 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 34 and win only 14 of the 63 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in December 2007, with Hartlepool U. running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Mar | Crewe Alex. | 3 - 1 | Hartlepool U. | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Hartlepool United have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Pools in those games, with 5 conceded.
The away form of Crewe Alex. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the The Railwaymen have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Hartlepool U. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 29 points from their 22 games played so far, Crewe Alex. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 22 games have yielded only 13 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hartlepool U. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Pools, as the The Railwaymen have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hartlepool U. | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. |
| Crewe Alex. | Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |