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History of the Crewe Alexandra v Southampton fixture

Crewe Alex. play host to Southampton at The Alexandra Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to break their duck against the visitors. The Railwaymen lost the only previous game contested between the two teams.

The only previous meeting between Crewe Alex. and Southampton at was more than a decade ago, in February 1996, with Southampton inflicting a narrow 2-3 defeat upon the The Railwaymen in a F.A. Cup match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2005/2006	Sat 27 Aug	Southampton	2 - 0	Crewe Alex.	CHMP
1995/1996	Tue 13 Feb	Crewe Alex.	2-3	Southampton	FAC
1995/1996	Wed 07 Feb	Southampton	1 - 1	Crewe Alex.	FAC
1968/1969	Wed 04 Sep	Southampton	3 - 1	Crewe Alex.	LGEC

Recent respective form guides

Crewe Alexandra's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While The Railwaymen have scored 12, a worringly large 15 have been leaked at the other end.

The away form of Southampton is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. Saints have conceded 8 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.

Crewe Alex. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 36 games have yielded only 27 points. Southampton find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 41 points from their 36 matches.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Crewe Alex.	6	1	2	3	8	12	5
Southampton	6	1	3	2	4	4	6

FootyMad's prediction ...

Its been a distinctly poor show from Crewe Alex. at home in recent games, and, though I cannot see a run starting here, I do think the The Railwaymen will at least gain a draw. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Crewe Alex.	6 games since last home draw.
Southampton	Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches.