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Port Vale face a trip to Crewe Alexandra at The Alexandra Stadium on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 13 of the 31 previous games, with the hosts winning just 7.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2009, with Port Vale inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the The Railwaymen in a League Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 30 Oct | Port Vale | 2 - 1 | Crewe Alex. | LGE2 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 27 Mar | Port Vale | 0 - 1 | Crewe Alex. | LGE2 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 17 Oct | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 2 | Port Vale | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 11 Mar | Crewe Alex. | 0 - 2 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 06 Nov | Port Vale | 0 - 1 | Crewe Alex. | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 14 Apr | Port Vale | 3 - 0 | Crewe Alex. | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Wed 29 Nov | Port Vale | 2 - 3 | Crewe Alex. | ASSM |
Recent respective form guides
Crewe Alexandra have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the The Railwaymen in those games, with 7 conceded.
The away form of Port Vale is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Valiants have hit 7 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Crewe Alex. are just outside the promotion places, in 5th, having taken 35 points from 23 games. Port Vale are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 39 points from 22 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 13 |
| Port Vale | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Railwaymen, as the Valiants have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Port Vale | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. Last drawn game 10 outings ago. |