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Crewe Alex. face a trip to Northampton Town at Sixfields on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 28 games played, The Railwaymen have recorded 7 wins, and Northampton have come away with 14 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in February 2007, with Crewe Alex. inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Cobblers in a League One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 17 Nov | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 0 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 03 Feb | Northampton | 1 - 2 | Crewe Alex. | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 05 Aug | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 2 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Northampton Town are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. The Cobblers have scored 10 and conceded 3 during this period.
The away form of Crewe Alex. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. The Railwaymen have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Northampton's 46 points from 34 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Crewe Alex. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 35 points from their 34 games thus far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Northampton | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Railwaymen are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Northampton. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Northampton | Unbeaten in the last 9 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Crewe Alex. | No win in the 2 most recent games. |