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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 30 games played, The Railwaymen have recorded 7 wins, and Northampton have come away with 15 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2009, with Northampton annihilating their visitors 5 - 1 in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 24 Jan | Northampton | 5 - 1 | Crewe Alex. | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Northampton Town are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Cobblers in those games, with 5 conceded.
Crewe Alex. have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. The The Railwaymen's have scored 12 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 14.
Northampton see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 19 points from their 16 games played so far, Crewe Alex. find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 18 points from their 16 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Northampton | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Cobblers, as the The Railwaymen have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Northampton | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Crewe Alex. | 11 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |