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Crewe Alex. travel to take on Swindon Town at County Ground on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Railwaymen will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The last time the two teams met at Swindon Town was just over four years ago, in December 2002, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 3 winners in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 19 Apr | Crewe Alex. | 0 - 1 | Swindon Town | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 21 Dec | Swindon Town | 1 - 3 | Crewe Alex. | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 26 Feb | Swindon Town | 0 - 1 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 18 Sep | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 1 | Swindon Town | CHMP |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 13 Mar | Swindon Town | 1 - 2 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 07 Nov | Crewe Alex. | 0 - 2 | Swindon Town | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sun 11 Jan | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 0 | Swindon Town | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Swindon Town have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Robins in those games, with 6 conceded.
In complete contrast to Swindon Town, Crewe Alex. are having a torrid time on their travels, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the The Railwaymen have hit 5 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Swindon Town lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League One, picking up 5 points from their 3 games so far. Crewe Alex. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 4 points from their 3 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Swindon Town | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Robins, as the The Railwaymen have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Swindon Town | No sequences of note |
| Crewe Alex. | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 7 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |