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Crewe Alex. prepare to entertain Nottingham Forest at The Alexandra Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to improve on a dire past record against their opponents. It does not make pleasant reading, beating their opponents 2 times from 7 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Alexandra Stadium was just last season, in April 2005, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 02 Apr | Crewe Alex. | 1-1 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 14 Aug | Nottm. Forest | 2 - 2 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Mar | Nottm. Forest | 2 - 0 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Sep | Crewe Alex. | 3 - 1 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 13 Apr | Nottm. Forest | 2 - 2 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 24 Nov | Crewe Alex. | 0 - 3 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 13 Mar | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 0 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Crewe Alexandra have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 15 goals have been scored by the The Railwaymen in those games, with 11 conceded.
The Forest have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Forest's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 5 against.
Crewe Alex.'s 27 points from 20 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Nottm. Forest are leading the way in the Coca-Cola League One, with their 20 games giving them a return of 41 points.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Nottm. Forest | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Crewe Alex. are performing in fits and starts at home in recent games, and FootyMad doesn't see things getting any better, as the visitors squeak past and take all the points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crewe Alex. | No sequences of note |
| Nottm. Forest | Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |