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Crewe Alex. face a trip to Sheffield United at Bramall Lane on Tuesday evening, looking to break their duck against the hosts. Most of the previous meetings have ended up in defeat for the The Railwaymen.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in November 2003, with Sheff. Utd. running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Fri 29 Oct | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 3 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 24 Feb | Crewe Alex. | 0 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 04 Nov | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 0 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 30 Mar | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 27 Oct | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 0 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 06 Mar | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 14 Oct | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 0 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield United are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Crewe Alex. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the The Railwaymen have hit 6 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sheff. Utd.'s 51 points from 34 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Crewe Alex. find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 43 points from their 35 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Crewe Alex. have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Sheff. Utd. may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Crewe Alex. | Not won in previous 4 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 10 most recent games. |