The game between Crewe Alexandra and Port Vale in the League Two on 24th September 2011 at 15:00 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.

Footymad preview History of the Crewe Alexandra v Port Vale fixture

Crewe Alexandra prepare to entertain Port Vale at The Alexandra Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 13 of the 32 previous games, with the Railwaymen winning just 8.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Alexandra Stadium was less than a year ago, in January 2011, the Railwaymen carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 15 Jan Crewe Alex. 2-1 Port Vale League Two
2010/2011 Sat 30 Oct Port Vale 2 - 1 Crewe Alex. League Two
2009/2010 Sat 27 Mar Port Vale 0 - 1 Crewe Alex. League Two
2009/2010 Sat 17 Oct Crewe Alex. 1 - 2 Port Vale League Two
2007/2008 Tue 11 Mar Crewe Alex. 0 - 2 Port Vale League One
2007/2008 Tue 06 Nov Port Vale 0 - 1 Crewe Alex. League One
2006/2007 Sat 14 Apr Port Vale 3 - 0 Crewe Alex. League One

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

Recent respective form guides

Crewe Alexandra are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Railwaymen in those games, with 7 conceded.

Port Vale have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Valiants's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 7 against.

Crewe Alexandra see themselves just below half way in the npower League Two, showing a record of 12 points from their 9 games played so far,

Port Vale lie just outside the playoff positions in the npower League Two, picking up 14 from their 9 games so far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Crewe Alexandra 6 4 1 1 9 3 13
Port Vale 6 2 1 3 12 12 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Crewe Alexandra are in pretty poor form at home recently, and the FootyMad are looking no further than a solitary point from this game. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Crewe Alexandra 7 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 4 .
Port Vale Last drawn game 5 outings ago.

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