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Sheff. Utd. face a trip to Crewe Alexandra at The Alexandra Stadium on Friday evening,
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2004, with Sheff. Utd. inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the The Railwaymen in a League Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Tue 24 Feb | Crewe Alex. | 0 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 04 Nov | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 0 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 30 Mar | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 27 Oct | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 0 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 06 Mar | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 14 Oct | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 0 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Mon 24 Apr | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 1 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Crewe Alexandra are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 11 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The Blades have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Blades's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.
Crewe Alex. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 15 points from 14 matches. Sheff. Utd. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 23 from their 15 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 9 |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sheff. Utd. are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Crewe Alex.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crewe Alex. | 4 games since last home draw. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Sheff. Utd. | Undefeated in last 3 away games. 9 games since last defeat. |