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Crewe Alex. are ready to welcome Northampton Town to The Alexandra Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The The Railwaymen are clearly on top, winning 51.85% of the games played between the two.
The previous match played between the two at The Alexandra Stadium was more than three years back, in February 2003, when they fought out a thrilling high-scoring 3-3 draw in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Feb | Crewe Alex. | 3-3 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 10 Aug | Northampton | 1 - 1 | Crewe Alex. | LGE1 |
| 1993/1994 | Mon 03 Jan | Northampton | 2 - 2 | Crewe Alex. | LGE2 |
| 1993/1994 | Tue 31 Aug | Crewe Alex. | 3 - 1 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 1992/1993 | Tue 26 Jan | Northampton | 0 - 2 | Crewe Alex. | LGE2 |
| 1992/1993 | Fri 28 Aug | Crewe Alex. | 3 - 2 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 1991/1992 | Sat 11 Apr | Northampton | 0 - 1 | Crewe Alex. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Crewe Alexandra are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the The Railwaymen, with 6 goals against.
Northampton's away form is equally impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. Just 7 goals have scored in these games, though to be fair only a measly 3 have been let in at the wrong end.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 11 |
| Northampton | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Crewe Alex. are starting to turn The Alexandra Stadium into a fortress, but the quality of opposition for this game makes your FootyMad panel believe the teams will share the spoils on this occassion. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crewe Alex. | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. |
| Northampton | Undefeated in last 5 away games. 10 games since last defeat. |