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Northampton face a trip to Crewe Alexandra at The Alexandra Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Cobblers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in November 2007, the The Railwaymen carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Mar | Northampton | 0 - 0 | Crewe Alex. | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 17 Nov | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 0 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 03 Feb | Northampton | 1 - 2 | Crewe Alex. | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 05 Aug | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 2 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Feb | Crewe Alex. | 3 - 3 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 10 Aug | Northampton | 1 - 1 | Crewe Alex. | LGE1 |
| 1993/1994 | Mon 03 Jan | Northampton | 2 - 2 | Crewe Alex. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Crewe Alexandra have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the The Railwaymen, with 6 goals against.
In complete contrast to Crewe Alex., Northampton are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Cobblers have hit 8 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Crewe Alex. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 7 points from their 8 games thus far. Northampton are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 7 points from 8 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 7 |
| Northampton | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Railwaymen, as the Cobblers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crewe Alex. | 13 games since last home draw. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Northampton | Not won in previous 4 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 7 most recent games. |