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Port Vale pack their bags to visit Crewe Alexandra at The Alexandra Stadium on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 11 of the 28 previous games, with the hosts winning just 6.
The previous match played between the two at The Alexandra Stadium was more than three years back, in March 2003, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League Division Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 15 Mar | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 1 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 16 Nov | Port Vale | 0 - 1 | Crewe Alex. | FAC |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 26 Oct | Port Vale | 1 - 2 | Crewe Alex. | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 10 Sep | Port Vale | 0 - 2 | Crewe Alex. | LGEC |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 07 Mar | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 1 | Port Vale | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Fri 05 Nov | Port Vale | 1 - 0 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 10 Apr | Crewe Alex. | 0 - 0 | Port Vale | CHMP |
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 14 goals have been scored by the The Railwaymen in those games, with 8 conceded.
Port Vale have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.
Crewe Alex. find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 20 points from their 16 matches. Port Vale's 23 points from 16 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 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 6 |
| Port Vale | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Port Vale only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at The Alexandra Stadium will be a good result. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crewe Alex. | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 4 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Port Vale | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Drawn each of the last 3 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |