This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Hereford United and Crewe Alexandra at 15:00 on Saturday, 2nd January 2010 in the League Two.
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Hereford Utd. prepare to entertain Crewe Alexandra at Edgar Street on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Bulls are clearly on top, winning 56.25% of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Edgar Street was just last season, in August 2008, with Hereford Utd. running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a League One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 22 Aug | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 0 | Hereford Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 07 Mar | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 1 | Hereford Utd. | LGE1 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 30 Aug | Hereford Utd. | 2-0 | Crewe Alex. | LGE1 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 22 Jan | Hereford Utd. | 1 - 2 | Crewe Alex. | LGE2 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 09 Oct | Crewe Alex. | 6 - 0 | Hereford Utd. | LGE2 |
| 1992/1993 | Fri 02 Apr | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 1 | Hereford Utd. | LGE2 |
| 1992/1993 | Tue 09 Mar | Hereford Utd. | 0 - 1 | Crewe Alex. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Hereford United have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Bulls's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
The The Railwaymen have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The The Railwaymen's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 14 goals for and 12 against.
Hereford Utd. are currently lying in 20th place in Coca-Cola League Two having mustered a points tally of 25 from their 22 matches played. Crewe Alex.'s 30 points from 23 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hereford Utd. | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 3 |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Hereford Utd. are not in a rich vein of form at the moment, and your Madmen see things getting no better with Crewe Alex. running out comfortable winners. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hereford Utd. | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Latest 4 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Crewe Alex. | 4 games since last away draw. No win in the 2 most recent games. |
