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Nottm. Forest prepare to entertain Crewe Alexandra at City Ground on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The majority of those games have been won by the Forest.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at City Ground was less than a year ago, in March 2004, with Nottm. Forest running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Mar | Nottm. Forest | 2-0 | Crewe Alex. | LD1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Sep | Crewe Alex. | 3 - 1 | Nottm. Forest | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 13 Apr | Nottm. Forest | 2 - 2 | Crewe Alex. | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 24 Nov | Crewe Alex. | 0 - 3 | Nottm. Forest | LD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 13 Mar | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 0 | Nottm. Forest | LD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 26 Dec | Nottm. Forest | 1 - 0 | Crewe Alex. | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 01 Apr | Crewe Alex. | 0 - 3 | Nottm. Forest | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Nottingham Forest haven't lost in their last six home matches, but have drawn four of them. These games have seen the Forest score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 4.
The away form of Crewe Alex. is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the The Railwaymen have hit 6 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Nottm. Forest see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 2 points from their 2 games played so far, Crewe Alex. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 1 points from 2 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Nottm. Forest | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 12 |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Though Nottm. Forest are not exactly setting the world alight at City Ground in recent games, I can confidently predict that they will easily sweep aside the opposition put before them. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Nottm. Forest | Unbeaten in the last 10 home games. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Crewe Alex. | Not won in previous 6 away matches. No win in the 6 most recent games. |