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Southend Utd. face a trip to Crewe Alexandra at The Alexandra Stadium on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 7 of the 14 previous games, with the hosts winning just 4.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2008, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 3 winners in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 05 Apr | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 3 | Southend Utd. | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 13 Oct | Southend Utd. | 3 - 0 | Crewe Alex. | LGE1 |
| 1990/1991 | Sat 12 Jan | Crewe Alex. | 0 - 2 | Southend Utd. | LGE1 |
| 1990/1991 | Sat 01 Sep | Southend Utd. | 3 - 2 | Crewe Alex. | LGE1 |
| 1986/1987 | Fri 13 Mar | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 1 | Southend Utd. | LGE2 |
| 1986/1987 | Sat 18 Oct | Southend Utd. | 3 - 1 | Crewe Alex. | LGE2 |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 18 Jan | Southend Utd. | 0 - 1 | 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 12 goals for the The Railwaymen, with 4 goals against.
In complete contrast to Crewe Alex., Southend Utd. are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Shrimpers have hit 7 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Crewe Alex. find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 6 points from their 6 matches. Southend Utd. find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 7 points from their 6 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 12 |
| Southend Utd. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 4 |
The Analyst's prediction ...
The Analyst see's this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Railwaymen, as the Shrimpers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win (So you forget about history this week, we will see Analyst, we will see.)
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crewe Alex. | Won 5 successive home games. 12 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 15 . |
| Southend Utd. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |