FootyMAD Crewe Alexandra match preview

Last updated : 19 September 2003 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Crewe Alexandra v Nottingham Forest fixture

Nottm Forest face a trip to Crewe Alexandra at The Alexandra Stadium on Saturday evening, determined to keep up their impressive record at the venue, having come through the challenge on 3 of the previous 4 occassions.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in November 2001, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 3 winners in a League Division One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2001/2002Sat 13 AprNottm Forest2 - 2CreweLD1
2001/2002Sat 24 NovCrewe0 - 3Nottm ForestLD1
2000/2001Tue 13 MarCrewe1 - 0Nottm ForestLD1
2000/2001Tue 26 DecNottm Forest1 - 0CreweLD1
1999/2000Sat 01 AprCrewe0 - 3Nottm ForestLD1
1999/2000Sat 18 DecNottm Forest1 - 0CreweLD1
1997/1998Sat 07 MarCrewe1 - 4Nottm ForestLD1

Recent respective form guides

Crewe Alexandra have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These games have seen the The Railwaymen score just 6 goals, though they have conceded 3.

Nottm Forest have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Forest have hit 8 goals, 11 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 10 points from their 7 games played so far, Nottm Forest are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 15 points from 7 games.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Crewe63126510
Nottm Forest63128610

FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Nottm Forest on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Crewe. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Crewe Won 3 successive home games.
4 games since last home draw.
Nottm Forest Last drawn game 5 outings ago.