Sunderland travel to take on Crewe Alexandra at The Alexandra Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and will hope to continue their unbeaten record at the ground. Out of their two previous meetings, the Black Cats have come away with all the points on both occassions.
The last time the two teams met at Crewe Alex. was back in November 1998, over five years ago, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 4 winners in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1998/1999 | Mon 28 Dec | Sunderland | 2 - 0 | Crewe Alex. | LD1 |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 03 Nov | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 4 | Sunderland | LD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 18 Apr | Sunderland | 2 - 1 | Crewe Alex. | LD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 20 Dec | Crewe Alex. | 0 - 3 | Sunderland | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Crewe Alexandra have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the CreweAlex.com in those games, with 5 conceded.
Sunderland have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Black Cats's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 5 against.
Crewe Alex. see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide League Division One, showing a record of 24 points from their 18 games played so far, Sunderland's total of 32 points from their 18 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 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 11 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Sunderland only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at The Alexandra Stadium will be a good result. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crewe Alex. | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Sunderland | Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |