This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Crewe Alexandra and Darlington at 15:00 on Saturday, 23rd January 2010 in the League Two.
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Darlington travel to take on Crewe Alexandra at The Alexandra Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Quakers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 32 and win only 11 of the 61 games.
The last time the two teams met at Crewe Alex. was more than a decade ago, in August 1995, as they swept to an impressive 4 - 0 win in a League Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Tue 18 Aug | Darlington | 0 - 1 | Crewe Alex. | LGE2 |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 05 Sep | Darlington | 1 - 1 | Crewe Alex. | LGEC |
| 1995/1996 | Wed 23 Aug | Crewe Alex. | 4 - 0 | Darlington | LGEC |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 12 Mar | Darlington | 1 - 0 | Crewe Alex. | LGE2 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 13 Nov | Crewe Alex. | 4 - 2 | Darlington | FAC |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 18 Sep | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 1 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 13 Feb | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 0 | Darlington | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Crewe Alexandra's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The The Railwaymen's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
The away form of Darlington is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the The Quakers have hit 6 goals, 20 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Crewe Alex. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 31 points from their 25 games played so far, Darlington find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 22 games have yielded only 11 points.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
| Darlington | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Railwaymen, as the The Quakers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crewe Alex. | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Darlington | 10 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 16 outings ago. |
