FM Preview: Bradford City v Crewe Alexandra 07 May 2011

Last updated : 06 May 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Bradford City v Crewe Alexandra fixture

Bradford City prepare to entertain Crewe Alexandra at Coral Windows Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Bantams are clearly on top, winning 56.82% of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Coral Windows Stadium was just last season, in October 2009, with Crewe Alexandra inflicting a narrow 2-3 defeat upon the Bantams in a League Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Tue 25 Jan Crewe Alex. 2 - 1 Bradford City League Two
2009/2010 Sat 08 May Crewe Alex. 0 - 1 Bradford City League Two
2009/2010 Sat 10 Oct Bradford City 2-3 Crewe Alex. League Two
2006/2007 Sat 17 Feb Bradford City 0 - 1 Crewe Alex. League One
2006/2007 Sat 11 Nov Bradford City 4 - 0 Crewe Alex. F.A. Cup
2006/2007 Sat 19 Aug Crewe Alex. 0 - 3 Bradford City League One
2003/2004 Sat 21 Feb Bradford City 2 - 1 Crewe Alex. League Division One

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

Recent respective form guides

Bradford City are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Bantams's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.

The away form of Crewe Alexandra is pretty dire, losing every single one of the last six matches played! The Railwaymen have conceded 11 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.

Bradford City find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 52 points from their 45 matches.

Crewe Alexandra's 62 points from 45 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Bradford City 6 1 2 3 4 13 5
Crewe Alexandra 6 3 1 2 14 7 10

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FootyMad's prediction ...

These are testing times at Coral Windows Stadium for the Bantams and the Madmen are unable to see past Crewe Alexandra claiming victory in a close match.

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Bradford City No sequences of note
Crewe Alexandra Lost each of the previous 11 away matches.
Not won in previous 11 away matches.
Last drawn game 4 outings ago.

For a detailed analysis of current team sequences throughout the leagues, click here