Preview - Crewe Alexandra V Notts County

The Magpies have a squad of 19 players and all appear to have come through the draw against Wycombe unscathed.

Dearden had hoped to bring in Simon Ramsden from Sunderland and former Bristol Rovers defender Steve Foster before the Wanderers clash, but was denied the chance because of a transfer embargo. Foster has now signed for Doncaster Rovers so he is out of the question to sign for Notts.


Crewe striker Rodney Jack has been ruled out for two weeks after he suffered a recurrence of a calf injury in training.

The striker was a late withdrawal from the Alex squad that travelled to Northampton and will now definitely miss the first home game of the season against Notts.

Efe Sodje took a kick in his face which required stitches in the draw against Northampton , but is expected to play.

Wayne Collins is unlikely to return as he continues to struggle with a hamstring problem.

Major Punts Preview...

Notts County travel to take on Crewe Alexandra at Alexandra Stadium on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Magpies will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.

The last time the two teams met at Crewe was back in December 1996, over five years ago, with Crewe running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a League Division Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
1996/1997	Sat 08 Mar	Notts County	0 - 1	Crewe	LD2
1996/1997	Fri 20 Dec	Crewe	3-0	Notts County	LD2
1995/1996	Sat 16 Dec	Notts County	0 - 1	Crewe	LD2
1995/1996	Sat 30 Sep	Crewe	2 - 2	Notts County	LD2
1989/1990	Sat 14 Apr	Notts County	2 - 0	Crewe	DIV3
1989/1990	Mon 01 Jan	Crewe	1 - 0	Notts County	DIV3
1970/1971	Wed 28 Apr	Crewe	1 - 2	Notts County	DIV4

Recent respective form guides

Crewe Alexandra have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 6.

Notts County have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Magpies's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 11 goals for and 9 against.

Crewe's 1 points from 1 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Notts County see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide League Division Two, showing a record of 1 points from their 1 games played so far,

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Crewe	6	1	3	2	6	8	6
Notts County	6	3	1	2	9	7	10

Major Punt's prediction ...

Notts County have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Crewe may poach a narrow victory, according to the Puntmaster. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Crewe	Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
Notts County	Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches.

An optimisic result would be 2-1 one Notts. A realistic result would either be 2-1 Notts or either 2-1 to Crewe.