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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 29 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 less than a year ago, in March 2008, when they played out a goalless draw in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 04 Oct | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 3 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Mar | Northampton | 0 - 0 | Crewe Alex. | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Northampton Town have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 5.
Crewe Alex. have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the The Railwaymen, and 13 goals against.
Northampton find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 30 points from their 25 matches. Crewe Alex. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 24 games have yielded only 19 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Northampton | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
An indifferent set of results for Crewe Alex. on the road, and I believe this game is only going to yield a solitary point for the The Railwaymen. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Northampton | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Crewe Alex. | Undefeated in last 3 away games. |