FM Preview: Burton Albion v Crewe Alexandra 13 Sep 2011

Last updated : 12 September 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Burton Albion v Crewe Alexandra fixture

Burton Albion prepare to entertain Crewe Alexandra at The Pirelli Stadium on Tuesday evening, hoping to break their duck against the visitors. Out of their two previous meetings, the Brewers have drawn one game and lost the other.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Pirelli Stadium was less than a year ago, in September 2010, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a League Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 05 Mar Crewe Alex. 4 - 1 Burton Albion League Two
2010/2011 Sat 18 Sep Burton Albion 1-1 Crewe Alex. League Two
2009/2010 Fri 12 Feb Burton Albion 1 - 2 Crewe Alex. League Two
2009/2010 Tue 24 Nov Crewe Alex. 2 - 1 Burton Albion League Two

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Recent respective form guides

Burton Albion have lost only 1 of the last six at home, but 4 of these games have been drawn. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Crewe Alexandra have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The The Railwaymen's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.

Burton Albion's 10 points from 7 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

Crewe Alexandra find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 9 points from their 7 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Burton Albion 6 2 2 2 8 8 8
Crewe Alexandra 6 3 1 2 8 6 10

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Its been a distinctly poor show from Burton Albion at home in recent games, and, though we cannot see a run starting here, we do think the Brewers will at least gain a draw. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Burton Albion No sequences of note
Crewe Alexandra 5 games since last defeat.

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