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Crewe Alex. prepare to entertain Reading at The Alexandra Stadium on Tuesday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 14 games played, The Railwaymen have recorded 6 wins, and Reading have come away with 2 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Alexandra Stadium was just last season, in November 2003, the The Railwaymen carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Oct | Reading | 4 - 0 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 17 Apr | Reading | 1 - 1 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 01 Nov | Crewe Alex. | 1-0 | Reading | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 28 Feb | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 0 | Reading | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 11 Oct | Reading | 3 - 3 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
| 1990/1991 | Fri 01 Feb | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 0 | Reading | LGE1 |
| 1990/1991 | Tue 18 Sep | Reading | 2 - 1 | Crewe Alex. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Crewe Alexandra have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Reading's away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.
Crewe Alex. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 42 points from their 32 games played so far, Reading lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 51 from their 33 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 3 |
| Reading | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at The Alexandra Stadium for the The Railwaymen and the Madmen are unable to see past Reading claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crewe Alex. | Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Not won in the 7 most recent games. |
| Reading | An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |