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Crystal Palace pack their bags to visit Crewe Alexandra at The Alexandra Stadium on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 3 of the 8 previous games, with the hosts winning just 2.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was within the last three years, in April 2002, when they played out a goalless draw in a League Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Tue 09 Dec | Crystal Palace | 1 - 3 | Crewe Alex. | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 07 Apr | Crewe Alex. | 0 - 0 | Crystal Palace | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 17 Nov | Crystal Palace | 4 - 1 | Crewe Alex. | LD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 31 Mar | Crystal Palace | 1 - 0 | Crewe Alex. | LD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 16 Dec | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 1 | Crystal Palace | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 04 Dec | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 0 | Crystal Palace | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 07 Aug | Crystal Palace | 1 - 1 | Crewe Alex. | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Crewe Alexandra have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 5.
Crystal Palace have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Eagles's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 8 against.
Crewe Alex. find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 52 points from their 43 matches. Crystal Palace lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division One, picking up 67 from their 43 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Crystal Palace are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Crewe Alex.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crewe Alex. | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. |
| Crystal Palace | 15 games since last away draw. 6 games since last defeat. |