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Crewe Alex. pack their bags to visit Tranmere Rovers at Prenton Park on Friday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Railwaymen will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 36 and win only 11 of the 61 games.
The previous match played between the two at Prenton Park was more than three years back, in March 2003, the Rovers carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 08 Mar | Tranmere Rvs. | 2 - 1 | Crewe Alex. | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 21 Sep | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 0 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 03 Mar | Crewe Alex. | 3 - 1 | Tranmere Rvs. | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 30 Sep | Tranmere Rvs. | 1 - 3 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 30 Oct | Tranmere Rvs. | 2 - 0 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sun 03 Oct | Crewe Alex. | 0 - 2 | Tranmere Rvs. | CHMP |
| 1998/1999 | Fri 26 Mar | Tranmere Rvs. | 3 - 0 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Tranmere Rovers are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Rovers in those games, with 6 conceded.
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 9 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Tranmere Rvs. are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 36 points from 21 games. Crewe Alex. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 27 points from their 21 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Tranmere Rvs. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 11 |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Crewe Alex. have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Tranmere Rvs. may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Tranmere Rvs. | 8 games since last home draw. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Crewe Alex. | 5 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |