West Ham Utd. play host to Crewe Alexandra at Boleyn Ground on Wednesday evening, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. Of the two previous meetings, the Hammers have won one and drawn one.
The last time the two teams met at West Ham Utd. was more than a decade ago, in September 1992, when they played out a goalless draw in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Tue 16 Sep | Crewe Alex. | 0 - 3 | West Ham Utd. | LD1 |
| 1992/1993 | Wed 07 Oct | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 0 | West Ham Utd. | LC |
| 1992/1993 | Wed 23 Sep | West Ham Utd. | 0-0 | Crewe Alex. | LC |
| 1990/1991 | Sat 16 Feb | West Ham Utd. | 1 - 0 | Crewe Alex. | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
West Ham United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Hammers in those games, with 6 conceded.
Crewe Alex. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The The Railwaymen's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.
West Ham Utd.'s total of 57 points from their 36 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide League Division One. Crewe Alex. see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide League Division One, showing a record of 44 points from their 35 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Hammers's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Crewe Alex.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Ham Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. |
| Crewe Alex. | No sequences of note |