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Southampton travel to take on Crewe Alexandra at The Alexandra Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and will hope to continue their unbeaten record at the ground. Saints won the only previous game contested between the two teams.
The only previous meeting between Crewe Alex. and Southampton at was more than a decade ago, in February 1996, with Southampton inflicting a narrow 2 - 3 defeat upon the The Railwaymen in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 27 Aug | Southampton | 2 - 0 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 13 Feb | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 3 | Southampton | FAC |
| 1995/1996 | Wed 07 Feb | Southampton | 1 - 1 | Crewe Alex. | FAC |
| 1968/1969 | Wed 04 Sep | Southampton | 3 - 1 | Crewe Alex. | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Crewe Alexandra's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While The Railwaymen have scored 12, a worringly large 15 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Southampton is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. Saints have conceded 8 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Crewe Alex. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 36 games have yielded only 27 points. Southampton find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 41 points from their 36 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 5 |
| Southampton | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Southampton on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Crewe Alex.. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 games since last home draw. |
| Southampton | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. |