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Crewe Alex. face a trip to Stoke City at Britannia Stadium on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 6 games played, The Railwaymen have recorded 1 wins, and Stoke City have come away with 3 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in November 2004, the Potters carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Apr | Crewe Alex. | 0 - 2 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Stoke City have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, While Potters have scored 6, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Crewe Alex. is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the The Railwaymen have hit 5 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Stoke City see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola Championship, showing a record of 16 points from their 13 games played so far, Crewe Alex. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 12 points from 13 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stoke City | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 6 |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Potters, as the The Railwaymen have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stoke City | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Latest 4 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Crewe Alex. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 17 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |