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Crewe Alex. pack their bags to visit Nottingham Forest at City Ground on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. Most of the previous meetings have ended up in defeat for the The Railwaymen.
The previous match played between the two at City Ground was within the last three years, in August 2004, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 09 Dec | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 4 | Nottm. Forest | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Nottingham Forest have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Forest, with 3 goals against.
In complete contrast to Nottm. Forest, Crewe Alex. are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the The Railwaymen have hit 6 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Nottm. Forest are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 81 points from 45 games. Crewe Alex.'s 59 points from 45 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Nottm. Forest | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 11 |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Forest, as the The Railwaymen have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Nottm. Forest | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Crewe Alex. | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. |