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Crewe Alexandra head to Wham Stadium on Saturday for the League Two meeting with hosts Accrington Stanley.
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๐ Form Guide
Accrington Stanley
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Accrington Stanley will be looking for an improved result here following a 1-2 League Two defeat in their last game at the hands of Morecambe.
The only player to score from Accrington Stanley was Lewis Shipley (89'). Nelson Khumbeni (55') and Chris Stokes (62') scored for Morecambe.
Three or more goals per match were seen in 6 of the last 6 meetings where Accrington Stanley have played. Opposing sides scored 15 of them in this period while Accrington Stanley managed a tally of 6. We will see whether or not that trend will be sustained here.
Looking at the pre-match facts, Accrington Stanley:
- have not been beaten in the league by Crewe Alexandra in their last 3 games.
- are without a win at home for the past 4 league games. Things will have to change soon.
Crewe Alexandra
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After being beaten in their last game against Forest Green Rovers in League Two competition, Crewe Alexandra and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.
Jordon Garrick (13', 26') and Jamie Robson (28') scored for Forest Green Rovers.
The strike force from Crewe Alexandra have suffered from a shortage of goals in their past 6 games, recording the poor return of only 3. In those matches, The Railwaymen have also seen the overall goal aggregate of opposing teams equal 9.
Pre-game facts show that Crewe Alexandra:
- have left without a victory over Accrington Stanley in away games against them for the last 4 league games. Not good at all.
- havenโt won away from home in the past 3 league matches.
โ๏ธ Head to head
A look at their past head-to-head clashes going back to 13/02/2018 shows us that Accrington Stanley have won 4 of them & Crewe Alexandra 1, with the tally of drawn games being 1.
An aggregate of 16 goals were scored between them in this period, with 10 of them for Stanley and 6 netted by The Railwaymen. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.67.
The last league meeting featuring these sides was League Two match day 22 on 16/12/2023 and the score finished Crewe Alexandra 3-3 Accrington Stanley.
The match was refereed by Paul Howard.
โน๏ธ Team News: Accrington Stanley
The Accrington Stanley boss John Doolan has no fitness concerns at all coming into this game with a fully healthy group available to select from.
๐๏ธ Team News: Crewe Alexandra
Thanks to a fully healthy squad to pick from, the Crewe Alexandra manager Lee Bell does not have any fitness worries whatsoever coming into this match.
โจ Prediction
It seems to us that Crewe Alexandra and Accrington Stanley may well both score, with little between these two teams.
Itโs looking like it could well end up as a draw. Weโre therefore predicting a very close game with a 1-1 draw at the end of the 90 minutes.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Andre Moura, 13:03 06/04/2024
๐๏ธ Team Focus:
Accrington Stanley
Formed: 1968
Stadium: Wham Stadium (5,450)
Captain: Sรฉamus Conneely
Chairman: Andy Holt
Manager: John Doolan
Competitions: League Two position 18
โญ Star Player: Shaun Whalley
Normally played in the Right Wing position, Shaun Whalley was born in England. Having made a first senior appearance for Chester in the 2004 - 2005 season, the accomplished Forward has scored 6 league goals in this League Two 2023 - 2024 campaign to date in a total of 30 appearances.
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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1 |
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40 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 39 | 77 | DDWWW |
2 |
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40 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 40 | 73 | WLWDL |
3 |
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41 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 73 | DLWWL |
4 |
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42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 71 | LWLWD |
5 |
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40 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 67 | DDWWL |
6 |
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41 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 66 | WLDDL |
7 |
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40 | 19 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 62 | WDWLW |
8 |
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41 | 17 | 9 | 15 | -7 | 60 | LLLWW |
9 |
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42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | -12 | 60 | LDWDL |
10 |
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42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 59 | WLDDL |
11 |
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40 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 59 | LDDLW |
12 |
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41 | 16 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 58 | DDWDW |
13 |
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41 | 16 | 7 | 18 | -6 | 55 | WWLLL |
14 |
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40 | 16 | 7 | 17 | -8 | 55 | WWWWW |
15 |
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41 | 14 | 12 | 15 | -5 | 54 | LLLWD |
16 |
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41 | 15 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 52 | DWLLD |
17 |
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42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 51 | WWLLD |
18 |
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40 | 14 | 8 | 18 | -6 | 50 | LWDLL |
19 |
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41 | 12 | 11 | 18 | -6 | 47 | LLLWL |
20 |
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42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | -15 | 47 | DWWLL |
21 |
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40 | 8 | 16 | 16 | -18 | 40 | WDLLD |
22 |
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42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | -23 | 39 | LWWWW |
23 |
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39 | 9 | 11 | 19 | -18 | 38 | LDDWD |
24 |
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41 | 9 | 9 | 23 | -27 | 36 | WLLLW |
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Morecambe |
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Wrexham |
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Grimsby Town |
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Notts County |
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Bradford City |
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Crawley Town |
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Goals scored | 1.4 |
Goals conceded | 1.2 |
Time first goal scored | 43 |
Time first goal conceded | 48 |
Yellow cards | 2.2 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 3.2 |
Biggest victory | 4-1 |
Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
Goals scored | 1.6 |
Goals conceded | 1.5 |
Time first goal scored | 31 |
Time first goal conceded | 33 |
Yellow cards | 2.8 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 3.5 |
Biggest victory | 4-1 |
Biggest defeat | 4-2 |
Jack Nolan | 15 |
Tommy Leigh | 8 |
Shaun Whalley | 7 |
Joe Pritchard | 6 |
Josh Andrews | 5 |
Elliott Nevitt | 15 |
Courtney Baker-Richardson | 9 |
Chris Long | 9 |
Mickey Demetriou | 8 |
Rio Adebisi | 4 |
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