Crewe Alexandra vs Wycombe Wanderers full preview

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 05.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Alexandra Stadium (10153 seats)

Pre-match info: 33 points separate the participants ahead of this match, Wycombe Wanderers the superior team. Can Crewe Alexandra take the guests by surprise?

Insights:
  • Crewe Alexandra have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Wycombe Wanderers have scored more than double the goals of Crewe Alexandra.

The visiting Wycombe Wanderers played their last game only four days ago, a League One match.

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Crewe Alexandra form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the League One this season. Crewe Alexandra have only managed 4 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses from their games here at Alexandra Stadium. With Alexandra having lost three times in a row here, the pressure is increasing on the manager Artell.

A strong away win for Crewe Alexandra against Cheltenham Town the last match, as Porter and Long were on target. The forward Porter was named "man of the match" for Alexandra with a rating of 7.54/10. Porter scored one goal, served one assist and hit one key pass.

Preceding that match was the home game against Oxford United that was lost 0-1.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Crewe Alexandra, as the League One home game vs Portsmouth is only three days away.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Crewe Alexandra here at Alexandra Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (15 from 16 games). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Alexandra defense is not exactly impregnable. 26 goals conceded from 16 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Wycombe Wanderers form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their League One travels is 6 wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats.

Wycombe Wanderers are travelling after their nice 3-0 home win in the game against Cambridge United (placed 13th). Midfielder Mehmeti was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.8. Mehmeti scored two goals, served one assist and hit one key pass.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Accrington Stanley wasn't a success with a 2-3 loss.

Wycombe Wanderers have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 17 league away games 25 goals have been scored. Wycombe Wanderers have conceded 20 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

This isn't the first time these parties meet on the pitch this season, as the fixture list show this recent game: Wycombe Wanderers - Alexandra 2-1. Crewe Alexandra-Wycombe Wanderers H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Crewe Alexandra three wins, Wycombe Wanderers six wins, one draw. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Wycombe WanderersS. Vokes
S. Vokes
11 goals
Wycombe WanderersG. McCleary
G. McCleary
7 goals
AlexandraM. Mandron
M. Mandron
6 goals

Crewe Alexandra missing players

Wycombe Wanderers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Crewe Alexandra Wycombe Wanderers
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
34 16 6 Played P 5 17 35
6 4 0 Won W 2 6 16
7 4 0 Drew D 2 6 10
21 8 6 Lost L 1 5 9
28 15 2 Scored S 10 25 58
60 26 17 Conceded C 8 20 46
97% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 91%
82% 81% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 71% 71%
41% 38% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 47% 54%
24% 31% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 35% 34%
15% 12% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 18% 20%
50% 44% 33% BTTS BTTS 80% 53% 54%
12% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 20% 35% 34%
41% 38% 67% Failed to Score F T 0% 24% 20%
 
4.1 4 4 Corners for (avg) C F 3 4.5 5.1
6 5.6 5.7 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5.2 4.7
1.9 1.6 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.4 2.1 1.7
2 2 1 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
9.5 9.7 8.7 Shots (avg) S ( 16.8 12.4 14.2
2.9 3.2 1.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.2 3.6 4.5
28% 29% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 48% 41% 37%
 
15.2 14.1 15.2 Shots against (avg) S A 13 13.5 12.6
4.4 3.7 3.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.2 4.8 4.7
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Crewe Alexandra have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Wycombe Wanderers have scored more than double the goals of Crewe Alexandra.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Rotherham United 35 23 7 5 61 19 17 12 3 2 37 14 18 11 4 3 24 5 42 76
2 Wigan Athletic 33 21 6 6 58 32 17 10 3 4 25 17 16 11 3 2 33 15 26 69
3 Milton Keynes Dons 35 19 9 7 57 35 17 9 4 4 22 15 18 10 5 3 35 20 22 66
4 Oxford United 36 18 8 10 67 46 18 11 4 3 39 22 18 7 4 7 28 24 21 62
5 Sheffield Wednesday 34 17 10 7 52 37 17 11 4 2 30 14 17 6 6 5 22 23 15 61
6 Sunderland 35 17 8 10 61 47 17 11 2 4 34 14 18 6 6 6 27 33 14 59
7 Wycombe Wanderers 35 16 10 9 58 46 18 10 4 4 33 26 17 6 6 5 25 20 12 58
8 Plymouth Argyle 33 16 8 9 54 39 15 8 3 4 20 14 18 8 5 5 34 25 15 56
9 Ipswich Town 35 14 11 10 53 39 17 8 7 2 29 19 18 6 4 8 24 20 14 53
10 Portsmouth 33 14 9 10 46 37 17 9 4 4 30 20 16 5 5 6 16 17 9 51
11 Bolton Wanderers 35 15 6 14 55 47 17 10 4 3 35 19 18 5 2 11 20 28 8 51
12 Accrington Stanley 34 13 7 14 44 53 18 10 4 4 32 25 16 3 3 10 12 28 -9 46
13 Cambridge United 35 11 11 13 46 52 17 7 6 4 23 19 18 4 5 9 23 33 -6 44
14 Burton Albion 36 12 8 16 44 52 18 8 4 6 28 22 18 4 4 10 16 30 -8 44
15 Cheltenham Town 34 9 14 11 44 56 18 7 6 5 22 25 16 2 8 6 22 31 -12 41
16 Charlton Athletic 34 11 6 17 41 47 17 7 3 7 24 23 17 4 3 10 17 24 -6 39
17 Shrewsbury Town 35 9 11 15 31 35 17 7 5 5 19 16 18 2 6 10 12 19 -4 38
18 Lincoln City 33 9 8 16 37 46 18 4 4 10 16 24 15 5 4 6 21 22 -9 35
19 Fleetwood Town 33 7 12 14 47 58 16 5 5 6 26 25 17 2 7 8 21 33 -11 33
20 AFC Wimbledon 34 6 15 13 39 53 17 2 11 4 21 24 17 4 4 9 18 29 -14 33
21 Morecambe 34 7 10 17 44 64 18 5 7 6 26 29 16 2 3 11 18 35 -20 31
22 Gillingham 35 6 12 17 28 55 18 4 5 9 12 30 17 2 7 8 16 25 -27 30
23 Doncaster Rovers 36 8 5 23 28 68 18 5 3 10 15 28 18 3 2 13 13 40 -40 29
24 Crewe Alexandra 34 6 7 21 28 60 16 4 4 8 15 26 18 2 3 13 13 34 -32 25

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Rotherham United 35 23 7 5 61 19 17 12 3 2 37 14 18 11 4 3 24 5 42 76
2 Wigan Athletic 33 21 6 6 58 32 17 10 3 4 25 17 16 11 3 2 33 15 26 69
3 Milton Keynes Dons 35 19 9 7 57 35 17 9 4 4 22 15 18 10 5 3 35 20 22 66
4 Oxford United 36 18 8 10 67 46 18 11 4 3 39 22 18 7 4 7 28 24 21 62
5 Sheffield Wednesday 34 17 10 7 52 37 17 11 4 2 30 14 17 6 6 5 22 23 15 61
6 Sunderland 35 17 8 10 61 47 17 11 2 4 34 14 18 6 6 6 27 33 14 59
7 Wycombe Wanderers 35 16 10 9 58 46 18 10 4 4 33 26 17 6 6 5 25 20 12 58
8 Plymouth Argyle 33 16 8 9 54 39 15 8 3 4 20 14 18 8 5 5 34 25 15 56
9 Ipswich Town 35 14 11 10 53 39 17 8 7 2 29 19 18 6 4 8 24 20 14 53
10 Portsmouth 33 14 9 10 46 37 17 9 4 4 30 20 16 5 5 6 16 17 9 51
11 Bolton Wanderers 35 15 6 14 55 47 17 10 4 3 35 19 18 5 2 11 20 28 8 51
12 Accrington Stanley 34 13 7 14 44 53 18 10 4 4 32 25 16 3 3 10 12 28 -9 46
13 Cambridge United 35 11 11 13 46 52 17 7 6 4 23 19 18 4 5 9 23 33 -6 44
14 Burton Albion 36 12 8 16 44 52 18 8 4 6 28 22 18 4 4 10 16 30 -8 44
15 Cheltenham Town 34 9 14 11 44 56 18 7 6 5 22 25 16 2 8 6 22 31 -12 41
16 Charlton Athletic 34 11 6 17 41 47 17 7 3 7 24 23 17 4 3 10 17 24 -6 39
17 Shrewsbury Town 35 9 11 15 31 35 17 7 5 5 19 16 18 2 6 10 12 19 -4 38
18 Lincoln City 33 9 8 16 37 46 18 4 4 10 16 24 15 5 4 6 21 22 -9 35
19 Fleetwood Town 33 7 12 14 47 58 16 5 5 6 26 25 17 2 7 8 21 33 -11 33
20 AFC Wimbledon 34 6 15 13 39 53 17 2 11 4 21 24 17 4 4 9 18 29 -14 33
21 Morecambe 34 7 10 17 44 64 18 5 7 6 26 29 16 2 3 11 18 35 -20 31
22 Gillingham 35 6 12 17 28 55 18 4 5 9 12 30 17 2 7 8 16 25 -27 30
23 Doncaster Rovers 36 8 5 23 28 68 18 5 3 10 15 28 18 3 2 13 13 40 -40 29
24 Crewe Alexandra 34 6 7 21 28 60 16 4 4 8 15 26 18 2 3 13 13 34 -32 25

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