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Crewe Alex. prepare to entertain Port Vale 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 7.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Alexandra Stadium was just last season, in March 2008, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-2 winners in a League One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Tue 11 Mar | Crewe Alex. | 0-2 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 06 Nov | Port Vale | 0 - 1 | Crewe Alex. | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 14 Apr | Port Vale | 3 - 0 | Crewe Alex. | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Crewe Alexandra's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. While The Railwaymen have scored 9, a worringly large 13 have been leaked at the other end.
Port Vale's away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Valiants have hit 5 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Crewe Alex. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 15 points from their 12 games played so far, Port Vale see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 15 points from their 12 games played so far,
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 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 3 |
| Port Vale | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at The Alexandra Stadium for the The Railwaymen and the Madmen are unable to see past Port Vale claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crewe Alex. | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 17 . |
| Port Vale | 4 games since last away draw. 5 games since last defeat. |