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Last updated : 17 March 2006 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Hull City v Crewe Alexandra fixture

Crewe Alex. travel to take on Hull City at The KC Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 13 out of 19 times.

The last time the two teams met at Hull City was back in December 1996, over five years ago, where Crewe Alex. annihilated the The Railwaymen 1 - 5 in a F.A. Cup match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2005/2006Mon 26 DecCrewe Alex.2 - 2Hull CityCHMP
1996/1997Sat 07 DecHull City1 - 5Crewe Alex.FAC
1995/1996Sat 13 AprHull City1 - 2Crewe Alex.LGE1
1995/1996Tue 31 OctCrewe Alex.1 - 0Hull CityLGE1
1994/1995Tue 02 MayCrewe Alex.3 - 2Hull CityLGE1
1994/1995Sat 29 OctHull City7 - 1Crewe Alex.LGE1
1982/1983Sat 23 AprHull City1 - 0Crewe Alex.LGE2

Recent respective form guides

Hull City's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Tigers have scored 6, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.

The away form of Crewe Alex. is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the The Railwaymen have hit 4 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Hull City are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 41 points from 38 matches. Crewe Alex. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 37 games have yielded only 28 points.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Hull City6123795
Crewe Alex.6132896

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Tigers, as the The Railwaymen have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Hull City Not drawn a match in their last 4 .
Crewe Alex. Previous 2 away games have finished all-square.
Not won in previous 10 away matches.
Drawn each of the last 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.