FootyMAD's Crewe Alexandra match preview

Last updated : 24 March 2006 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Crewe Alexandra v Coventry City fixture

Coventry City face a trip to Crewe Alexandra at The Alexandra Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 7 games played, Sky Blues have recorded 1 wins, and Crewe Alex. have come away with 3 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2005, the The Railwaymen carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Championship match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2005/2006Wed 28 DecCoventry City1 - 1Crewe Alex.CHMP
2004/2005Sun 08 MayCrewe Alex.2 - 1Coventry CityCHMP
2004/2005Sat 08 JanCoventry City3 - 0Crewe Alex.FAC
2004/2005Sat 27 NovCoventry City0 - 1Crewe Alex.CHMP
2003/2004Mon 12 AprCrewe Alex.3 - 1Coventry CityCHMP
2003/2004Wed 01 OctCoventry City2 - 0Crewe Alex.CHMP
2001/2002Sat 09 FebCrewe Alex.1 - 6Coventry CityCHMP

Recent respective form guides

Crewe Alexandra's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While The Railwaymen have scored 11, a worringly large 14 have been leaked at the other end.

Coventry City's away form is none too clever either, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Sky Blues have hit 4 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Crewe Alex. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 38 games have yielded only 28 points. Coventry City's 52 points from 39 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Crewe Alex.6132566
Coventry City63218611

FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing appears to be going right for the Sky Blues out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Crewe Alex.. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Crewe Alex. Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Coventry City Not won in previous 4 away matches.
5 games since last defeat.