FootyMAD's Crewe Alexandra match preview

Last updated : 08 December 2006 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Crewe Alexandra v Nottingham Forest fixture

Nottm. Forest face a trip to Crewe Alexandra at The Alexandra Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to further improve upon a decent past record there. So far, the Forest have beating their opponents 4 times from 7 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in April 2005, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Championship match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2004/2005Sat 02 AprCrewe Alex.1 - 1Nottm. ForestCHMP
2004/2005Sat 14 AugNottm. Forest2 - 2Crewe Alex.CHMP
2003/2004Sat 27 MarNottm. Forest2 - 0Crewe Alex.CHMP
2003/2004Sat 20 SepCrewe Alex.3 - 1Nottm. ForestCHMP
2001/2002Sat 13 AprNottm. Forest2 - 2Crewe Alex.CHMP
2001/2002Sat 24 NovCrewe Alex.0 - 3Nottm. ForestCHMP
2000/2001Tue 13 MarCrewe Alex.1 - 0Nottm. ForestCHMP

Recent respective form guides

Crewe Alexandra have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 15 goals have been scored by the The Railwaymen in those games, with 11 conceded.

The Forest have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Forest's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 5 against.

Crewe Alex.'s 27 points from 20 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Nottm. Forest are leading the way in the Coca-Cola League One, with their 20 games giving them a return of 41 points.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Crewe Alex.6312111010
Nottm. Forest62311279

FootyMad's prediction ...

Forest's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Crewe Alex., believes the FootyMad team. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Crewe Alex. No sequences of note
Nottm. Forest Not won in previous 3 away matches.
No win in the 3 most recent games.