This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Crewe Alexandra and Hereford United at 15:00 on 26th November 2011 in the League Two.

Footymad preview History of the Crewe Alexandra v Hereford United fixture

Crewe Alexandra prepare to entertain Hereford United at The Alexandra Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Railwaymen are clearly on top, having won 11 and lost only 3 of the 18 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Alexandra Stadium was just last season, in August 2010, with Hereford United inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Railwaymen in a League Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sun 27 Mar Hereford Utd. 1 - 0 Crewe Alex. League Two
2010/2011 Sat 07 Aug Crewe Alex. 0-1 Hereford Utd. League Two
2009/2010 Tue 19 Jan Hereford Utd. 1 - 1 Crewe Alex. League Two
2009/2010 Sat 22 Aug Crewe Alex. 1 - 0 Hereford Utd. League Two
2008/2009 Sat 07 Mar Crewe Alex. 2 - 1 Hereford Utd. League One
2008/2009 Sat 30 Aug Hereford Utd. 2 - 0 Crewe Alex. League One
1993/1994 Sat 22 Jan Hereford Utd. 1 - 2 Crewe Alex. League Division Three

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Crewe Alexandra's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Railwaymen have scored 4, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.

Hereford United's away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Bulls have hit 8 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Crewe Alexandra find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 22 points from their 18 matches.

Hereford United are currently lying in 19th place in npower League Two having mustered a points tally of 17 from their 18 matches played.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Crewe Alexandra 6 2 0 4 6 14 6
Hereford United 6 2 1 3 7 10 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Its been a distinctly poor show from Crewe Alexandra at home in recent games, and, though we cannot see a run starting here, we do think the Railwaymen will at least gain a draw. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Crewe Alexandra Been beaten in each of their previous 4 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 4 home matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 11 .
Hereford United An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 4 most recent games.

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