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Sheff. Utd. face a trip to Crewe Alexandra at The Alexandra Stadium on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 8 games played, Blades have recorded 3 wins, and Crewe Alex. have come away with 4 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in March 2002, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Tue 04 Nov | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 0 | Crewe Alex. | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 30 Mar | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 27 Oct | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 0 | Crewe Alex. | LD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 06 Mar | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | LD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 14 Oct | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 0 | Crewe Alex. | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Mon 24 Apr | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 1 | Crewe Alex. | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 09 Oct | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Crewe Alexandra have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Sheff. Utd. however, is much more impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the Blades, and 11 goals against.
Crewe Alex. see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide League Division One, showing a record of 40 points from their 31 games played so far, Sheff. Utd.'s total of 49 points from their 31 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide League Division One.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Blades's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Crewe Alex., believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 games since last home draw. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Sheff. Utd. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |