Crewe Alexandra match preview

Last updated : 30 September 2003 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Coventry City v Crewe Alexandra fixture

Coventry prepare to entertain Crewe Alexandra at Highfield Road on Wednesday evening, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. All the previous meetings between the two have been won by the Sky Blues.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Highfield Road was two seasons ago, in October 2001, the Sky Blues carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League Division One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2001/2002Sat 09 FebCrewe1 - 6CoventryLD1
2001/2002Sun 21 OctCoventry1-0CreweLD1
1963/1964Wed 02 OctCrewe2 - 2CoventryDIV3
1963/1964Tue 17 SepCoventry5 - 1CreweDIV3
1958/1959Sat 28 FebCoventry3 - 2CreweDIV4
1958/1959Sat 11 OctCrewe1 - 1CoventryDIV4
1925/1926Sat 26 DecCrewe2 - 1CoventryD3N

Recent respective form guides

Coventry City are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Sky Blues have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.

The away form of Crewe is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the The Railwaymen have hit 4 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Coventry are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 9 points from 8 matches. Crewe's 13 points from 9 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Coventry621310137
Crewe6204596

FootyMad's prediction ...

With Coventry only showing average form at home, the Madmen are expecting them to play out a draw. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
CoventryFailed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
CreweLost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 2 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.


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