FootyMAD's Crewe Alexandra match preview

History of the Hull City v Crewe Alexandra fixture

Hull City play host to Crewe Alexandra at The KC Stadium on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 13 wins out of 19 previous matches.

The last time the two teams met at Hull City was back in December 1996, over five years ago, where Crewe Alex. annihilated the Tigers 1-5 in a F.A. Cup match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2005/2006	Mon 26 Dec	Crewe Alex.	2 - 2	Hull City	CHMP
1996/1997	Sat 07 Dec	Hull City	1-5	Crewe Alex.	FAC
1995/1996	Sat 13 Apr	Hull City	1 - 2	Crewe Alex.	LGE1
1995/1996	Tue 31 Oct	Crewe Alex.	1 - 0	Hull City	LGE1
1994/1995	Tue 02 May	Crewe Alex.	3 - 2	Hull City	LGE1
1994/1995	Sat 29 Oct	Hull City	7 - 1	Crewe Alex.	LGE1
1982/1983	Sat 23 Apr	Hull City	1 - 0	Crewe Alex.	LGE2

Recent respective form guides

Hull City's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Tigers have scored 6, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.

The away form of Crewe Alex. is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the The Railwaymen have hit 4 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Hull City are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 41 points from 38 matches. Crewe Alex. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 37 games have yielded only 28 points.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Hull City	6	1	2	3	7	9	5
Crewe Alex.	6	1	3	2	8	9	6

FootyMad's prediction ...

Attention punters! I see this as an opportunity for the Tigers to get the show back on the road by taking all the three points available. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Hull City	Not drawn a match in their last 4 .
Crewe Alex.	Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 10 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games.