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Crewe Alex. face a trip to Port Vale at Vale Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Railwaymen will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 17 and win only 6 of the 31 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Crewe Alex. inflicting a narrow 2 - 3 defeat upon the Valiants in a (Associate Members) match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Wed 29 Nov | Port Vale | 2 - 3 | Crewe Alex. | ASSM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 04 Nov | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 1 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 15 Mar | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 1 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 16 Nov | Port Vale | 0 - 1 | Crewe Alex. | FAC |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 26 Oct | Port Vale | 1 - 2 | Crewe Alex. | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 10 Sep | Port Vale | 0 - 2 | Crewe Alex. | LGEC |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 07 Mar | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 1 | Port Vale | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Port Vale have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Valiants in those games, with 8 conceded.
Crewe Alex. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The The Railwaymen's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Port Vale see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 54 points from their 42 games played so far, Crewe Alex.'s 55 points from 42 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Port Vale | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 7 |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Crewe Alex. only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Vale Park will be a good result. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Port Vale | 4 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Crewe Alex. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |