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Crewe Alex. prepare to entertain Stoke City at The Alexandra Stadium on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having managed to conjure up a win from 4 of the previous 6 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Alexandra Stadium was just last season, in March 2004, with Crewe Alex. running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 13 Nov | Stoke City | 1 - 0 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 23 Mar | Crewe Alex. | 2-0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 25 Oct | Stoke City | 1 - 1 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Mon 13 Apr | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 13 Dec | Stoke City | 0 - 2 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
| 1990/1991 | Wed 13 Mar | Stoke City | 1 - 0 | Crewe Alex. | LGE1 |
| 1990/1991 | Tue 02 Oct | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 2 | Stoke City | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Crewe Alexandra need to improve on their recent home record of just 3 draws from the previous six. While The Railwaymen have scored 5, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.
Stoke City's away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.
Crewe Alex. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 47 points from 43 matches. Stoke City's 58 points from 43 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 |
| Stoke City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at The Alexandra Stadium for the The Railwaymen and the Madmen are unable to see past Stoke City claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crewe Alex. | Failed to win in previous 9 home matches. Not won in the 18 most recent games. |
| Stoke City | Not won in previous 4 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |