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Watford face a trip to Crewe Alexandra at The Alexandra Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to further improve upon a decent past record there. So far, the Hornets have winning an impressive 8 games, and losing 3.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in October 2003, with Watford inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the The Railwaymen in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 10 Apr | Watford | 2 - 1 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 04 Oct | Crewe Alex. | 0 - 1 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 02 Mar | Watford | 0 - 1 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 22 Sep | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 0 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 17 Feb | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 0 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 16 Sep | Watford | 3 - 0 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 17 Apr | Crewe Alex. | 0 - 1 | Watford | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Crewe Alexandra have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. A generous 13 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Watford however, is much more impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Hornets, and 4 goals against.
Crewe Alex. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 9 points from 10 matches. Watford lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 17 from their 10 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 5 |
| Watford | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Hornets have been performing with great credit on their travels, and the Madmen see no reason why they should not return from The Alexandra Stadium with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crewe Alex. | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. |
| Watford | 4 successive away victories. 8 games since last away draw. No win in the 2 most recent games. |