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Leicester City face a trip to Crewe Alexandra at The Alexandra Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. On each previous occassion, the points have been shared by Foxes.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in November 2004, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 05 Feb | Leicester City | 1 - 1 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 02 Nov | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 2 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 23 Sep | Leicester City | 1 - 0 | Crewe Alex. | LGEC |
| 1895/1896 | Sat 22 Feb | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 1 | Leicester F | CHMP |
| 1895/1896 | Sat 21 Dec | Leicester F | 4 - 1 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
| 1894/1895 | Mon 18 Feb | Leicester F | 4 - 0 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
| 1894/1895 | Sat 12 Jan | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 2 | Leicester F | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Crewe Alexandra have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The The Railwaymen's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
The away form of Leicester City is pretty dire, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. While the Foxes have hit 7 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Crewe Alex. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca Cola Championship, picking up 5 points from their 3 games so far. Leicester City's 4 points from 3 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 8 |
| Leicester City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Railwaymen, as the Foxes have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crewe Alex. | 5 games since last home draw. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Leicester City | Not won in previous 10 away matches. |