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Crewe Alex. face a trip to Stoke City at Britannia Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 5 games played, The Railwaymen have recorded 1 wins, and Stoke City have come away with 2 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2003, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 1926/1927 | Sat 12 Mar | Stoke City | 2 - 1 | Crewe Alex. | D3N |
Recent respective form guides
Stoke City have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 in the wrong end.
Crewe Alex. have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the The Railwaymen have hit 7 goals, 15 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 24 points from their 18 games played so far, Crewe Alex. are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 19 from their 17 matches played.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stoke City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 4 |
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 | 5 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Crewe Alex. | 8 games since last away draw. |