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Crewe Alex. prepare to entertain Oldham Athletic at The Alexandra Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 12 of the 30 previous games, with the The Railwaymen winning just 11.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Alexandra Stadium was just last season, in April 2007, the The Railwaymen carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Dec | Oldham Ath. | 1 - 0 | Crewe Alex. | FAC |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Sep | Oldham Ath. | 3 - 2 | Crewe Alex. | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 21 Apr | Crewe Alex. | 2-1 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 05 Dec | Oldham Ath. | 1 - 0 | Crewe Alex. | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 25 Jan | Oldham Ath. | 1 - 3 | Crewe Alex. | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 29 Dec | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 2 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 18 Aug | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 0 | Oldham Ath. | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Crewe Alexandra have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The The Railwaymen's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
The away form of Oldham Ath. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Latics have hit 4 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Crewe Alex. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 50 points from 45 matches. Oldham Ath.'s 64 points from 45 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| Oldham Ath. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Crewe Alex. only showing average form at home, the Madmen are expecting them to play out a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crewe Alex. | 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Oldham Ath. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |