FM Preview: Crewe Alexandra v Bradford City 20 Mar 2012

Last updated : 19 March 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Crewe Alexandra v Bradford City fixture

Bradford City face a trip to Crewe Alexandra at The Alexandra Stadium on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 43 games played, Bantams have recorded 13 wins, and Crewe Alexandra have come away with 17 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Alexandra Stadium was just last season, 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
2011/2012 Mon 26 Dec Bradford City 3 - 0 Crewe Alex. League Two
2010/2011 Sat 07 May Bradford City 1 - 5 Crewe Alex. League Two
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

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Recent respective form guides

Crewe Alexandra are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the Railwaymen, with 7 goals against.

Bradford City have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Crewe Alexandra lie just outside the playoff positions in the npower League Two, picking up 55 points from their 37 games so far.

Bradford City find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 39 points from their 36 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Crewe Alexandra 6 2 4 0 12 9 10
Bradford City 6 2 1 3 8 7 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Railwaymen, as the Bantams have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Crewe Alexandra Unbeaten in the last 7 home games.
Unbeaten run of 7 matches.
Bradford City Lost each of the previous 3 away matches.
Not won in previous 3 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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