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Stoke City face a trip to Crewe Alexandra at The Alexandra Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Potters will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them being consigned to defeat by opponents in 4 of the 7 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2005, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Tue 18 Oct | Stoke City | 2 - 0 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Apr | Crewe Alex. | 0 - 2 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 13 Nov | Stoke City | 1 - 0 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 23 Mar | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 25 Oct | Stoke City | 1 - 1 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Mon 13 Apr | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 13 Dec | Stoke City | 0 - 2 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Crewe Alexandra have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The The Railwaymen's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Stoke City have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Potters's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
Crewe Alex. find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 19 points from their 18 matches. Stoke City's 25 points from 18 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
| Stoke City | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Stoke City 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. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Stoke City | 8 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 15 outings ago. |