FootyMAD's Crewe Alexandra match preview

Last updated : 21 October 2003 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Crewe Alexandra v Preston North End fixture

Preston NE pack their bags to visit Crewe Alexandra at The Alexandra Stadium on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 8 games played, North End have recorded 1 wins, and Crewe have come away with 4 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was within the last three years, in October 2001, the CreweAlex.com carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Division One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2001/2002Wed 20 MarPreston NE2 - 2CreweLD1
2001/2002Sat 13 OctCrewe2 - 1Preston NELD1
2000/2001Sat 28 AprCrewe1 - 3Preston NELD1
2000/2001Fri 10 NovPreston NE2 - 1CreweLD1
1996/1997Mon 31 MarCrewe1 - 0Preston NELD2
1996/1997Tue 27 AugPreston NE2 - 1CreweLD2
1993/1994Fri 17 DecCrewe4 - 3Preston NELD3

Recent respective form guides

Crewe Alexandra are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 5.

The away form of Preston NE is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the North End have hit 4 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Crewe see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide League Division One, showing a record of 17 points from their 13 games played so far, Preston NE's 19 points from 13 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Crewe61053113
Preston NE640212712

FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Preston NE on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Crewe. No-score draw

Sequence statistics:
Crewe 7 games since last home draw.
Latest 4 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 4 most recent games.
Preston NE 5 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 10 outings ago.