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Crewe Alex. face a trip to Leicester City at Walkers Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. On each previous occassion, the match has ended in defeat for the The Railwaymen.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2003, the Foxes carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Tue 02 Nov | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 2 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 23 Sep | Leicester City | 1 - 0 | Crewe Alex. | LC |
| 1895/1896 | Sat 22 Feb | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 1 | Leicester F | CHMP |
| 1895/1896 | Sat 21 Dec | Leicester F | 4 - 1 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
| 1894/1895 | Mon 18 Feb | Leicester F | 4 - 0 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
| 1894/1895 | Sat 12 Jan | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 2 | Leicester F | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Leicester City have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 6.
The The Railwaymen have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The The Railwaymen's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Leicester City see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 39 points from their 29 games played so far, Crewe Alex.'s 40 points from 29 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Leicester City | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 14 |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the Foxes. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Leicester City | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| 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. |