FM Preview: Accrington Stanley v Crewe Alexandra 22 Feb 2011

Last updated : 21 February 2011 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Accrington Stanley v Crewe Alexandra fixture

Accrington S. prepare to entertain Crewe Alexandra at Fraser Eagle Stadium on Tuesday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 24 wins out of 34 previous matches.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Fraser Eagle Stadium was just last season, in September 2009, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 5-3 thriller, in a League Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010Sat 24 AprCrewe Alex.5 - 1Accrington S.LGE2
2009/2010Fri 25 SepAccrington S.5-3Crewe Alex.LGE2
1992/1993Sat 05 DecAccrington S.1 - 6Crewe Alex.FAC
1960/1961Sat 14 JanAccrington S.1 - 3Crewe Alex.LGE2
1960/1961Sat 03 SepCrewe Alex.0 - 1Accrington S.LGE2
1957/1958Thu 26 DecAccrington S.2 - 0Crewe Alex.D3N
1957/1958Wed 25 DecCrewe Alex.4 - 1Accrington S.D3N

Recent respective form guides

Accrington Stanley have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 8.

The away form of Crewe Alex. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the The Railwaymen have hit 10 goals, 17 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Accrington S. find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 36 points from their 28 matches. Crewe Alex.'s 42 points from 30 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Accrington S.62228108
Crewe Alex.61148154

FootyMad's prediction ...

The match against Crewe Alex. is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the The Reds in a close run game. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Accrington S. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Crewe Alex. Lost each of the previous 4 away matches.
Not won in previous 4 away matches.
No win in the 4 most recent games.