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Ipswich Town face a trip to Crewe Alexandra at The Alexandra Stadium on Saturday evening, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 3 of the 6 previous games, with the hosts winning just 2.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2003, the The Railwaymen carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 17 Jan | Ipswich Town | 6 - 4 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 16 Aug | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 0 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 09 Oct | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 3 | Ipswich Town | LC |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 19 Feb | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 2 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 27 Nov | Ipswich Town | 2 - 1 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 21 Sep | Ipswich Town | 1 - 1 | Crewe Alex. | LC |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 14 Sep | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 1 | Ipswich Town | LC |
Recent respective form guides
Crewe Alexandra have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 13 to 11.
Ipswich Town have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Tractor Boys's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Crewe Alex. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 28 points from their 21 games played so far, Ipswich Town are leading the way in the Coca-Cola Championship, with their 21 games giving them a return of 42 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 13 |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 15 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Tractor Boys has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Crewe Alex.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crewe Alex. | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Ipswich Town | Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |