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Ipswich face a trip to Crewe Alexandra at Alexandra Stadium on Saturday evening, and will hope to continue their unbeaten record at the ground. Victory has been gained on 3 of the 4 previous occassions for Blues.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in October 2001, with Ipswich inflicting a narrow 2 - 3 defeat upon the The Railwaymen in a League Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Tue 09 Oct | Crewe | 2 - 3 | Ipswich | LC |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 19 Feb | Crewe | 1 - 2 | Ipswich | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 27 Nov | Ipswich | 2 - 1 | Crewe | LD1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 24 Apr | Ipswich | 1 - 2 | Crewe | LD1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 28 Nov | Crewe | 0 - 3 | Ipswich | LD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sun 03 May | Ipswich | 3 - 2 | Crewe | LD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 21 Oct | Crewe | 0 - 0 | Ipswich | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Crewe Alexandra have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 6.
The away form of Ipswich however, is much more impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. Those games have seen the Blues pummel 14 goals, and let in 7.
Crewe are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 0 points from 1 matches. Ipswich's 1 points from 1 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crewe | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Ipswich | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Ipswich are certainly at their peak on the road, though your FootyMad panel sees this as a stern test, and one from which they may have to settle for a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crewe | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Ipswich | 6 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |