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Crewe Alex. pack their bags to visit 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 18 and win only 7 of the 33 games.
The previous match played between the two at Vale Park was within the last three years, in November 2007, with Crewe Alex. inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Valiants in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 17 Oct | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 2 | Port Vale | LGE2 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Port Vale have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 8.
Crewe Alex. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the The Railwaymen have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Port Vale's 53 points from 37 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Crewe Alex. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 47 points from their 37 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Port Vale | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 10 |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Valiants, as the The Railwaymen have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Port Vale | 7 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Crewe Alex. | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |