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Southampton play host to Crewe Alexandra at St. Marys on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. Of the two previous meetings, the Saints have won one and drawn one.
The last time the two teams met at Southampton was back in February 1996, over five years ago, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1995/1996 | Tue 13 Feb | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 3 | Southampton | FAC |
| 1995/1996 | Wed 07 Feb | Southampton | 1-1 | Crewe Alex. | FAC |
| 1968/1969 | Wed 04 Sep | Southampton | 3 - 1 | Crewe Alex. | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Southampton have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The Saints's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.
The away form of Crewe Alex. is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the The Railwaymen have hit 9 goals, 18 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Southampton lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca Cola Championship, picking up 7 points from their 4 games so far. Crewe Alex.'s 6 points from 4 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 |
| Southampton | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 10 |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Southampton are not exactly setting the world alight at St. Marys at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Crewe Alex. in this game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southampton | Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Crewe Alex. | Not won in previous 13 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |